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STS-101

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STS-101 Credit: NASA

AKA: Atlantis;ISS-2A.2a. Launched: 2000-05-19. Returned: 2000-05-29. Number crew: 7 . Duration: 9.84 days.

ISS Logistics flight. Launch delayed three times by weather. Objective of mission STS-101 was repair, resupply and construction tasks aboard the international space station. This was the first launch with new electronic cockpit displays and other upgrades. The solid boosters separated at 10:13 GMT and the main engines cutoff at 10:19 GMT. The external tank, ET-102 then separated, with both orbiter and ET-102 in a 52 x 320 km initial orbit. At 10:54 GMT the OMS engines fired to raise perigee to 159 x 329 km x at 51.6 deg. Atlantis docked with the International Space Station's PMA-2 docking adapter on the Unity node at 04:31 GMT on May 21. At that time the ISS was in a 332 x 341 km orbit.

On May 22 mission specialists Jeff Williams and James carried out external maintenance work on the ISS.

On May 23 at 00:03 GMT the Atlantis crew opened the first hatch to PMA-2 and entered the Station. The crew replaced a set of batteries in Zarya, installed fans and ducting to improve airflow, and delivered supplies and equipment. Three hour-long orbit raising burns on May 24 and 25 by the RCS engines on Atlantis raised the station to a 372 x 380 km x 51.6 deg orbit.

The STS-101 crew left the station on May 26, closing the PMA-2 hatch at 08:08 GMT and undocking at 23:03 GMT. Atlantis performed a 180 degree flyaround of the station and departed the vicinity around 23:44 GMT.

Atlantis closed its payload bay doors around 02:30 GMT on May 29 and fired the OMS engines for deorbit at 05:12 GMT. The vehicle landed on RW15 at Kennedy Space Center at 06:20 GMT. Atlantis was to be turned around for the next ISS shuttle flight, STS-106.

Left in orbit was the renovated International Space Station, equipped with an upgraded electrical system, new fans, filters, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors and communications gear.

NASA Official Mission Summary

STS-101 Mission: Third International Space Station Flight
Space Shuttle: Atlantis
Launch Pad: 39A
Launched: May 19, 2000, 6:11:10 a.m. EDT
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Landing: May 29, 2000, 2:20:19 a.m. EDT
Runway: 15
Rollout Distance: 8,892 feet
Rollout Time: 62 seconds
Revolution: 155
Mission Duration: 9 days, 20 hours, 36 minutes and 0 seconds
Orbit Altitude: 173 nautical miles
Orbit Inclination: 51.6 degrees
Miles Traveled: 4.1 million

Crew Members: Commander James D. Halsell, Pilot Scott J. Horowitz, Mission Specialists , Jeffrey N. Williams, James S. Voss, Susan J. Helms and Yury Vladimirovich Usachev.

Launch Highlights

After three launch delays in April caused by high winds at the launch site and overseas emergency landing strips, Atlantis blasted off from KSC's Launch Pad 39A on time. A crew of six American astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut were on their way to pay a "home improvement" house call on the fledgling International Space Station (ISS).

Mission Highlights

On their 10-day mission, the astronauts completed one space walk (EVA), equipped the ISS with new or replacement gear and transferred more than a ton of supplies into the space station for use by future residents of the ISS.

The EVA marked the fifth space walk for construction of the ISS, the 49th conducted from a space shuttle, and the 85th overall conducted by U.S. astronauts. During the six-hour, 44-minute EVA, Mission Specialists James Voss and Jeffrey Williams secured a United States-built crane installed on the station last year; installed the final parts of a Russian-built crane, Strela, on the Pressurized Mating Adapter-1 that connects the Unity node to the Zarya control module; replaced a faulty antenna for one of the station's communications systems; and installed several handrails and a camera cable on the ISS exterior. Mission Specialist Mary Ellen Weber operated the Shuttle's robotic arm, which she used to maneuver Voss during much of the space walk.

Work inside the space station followed. Before entering the space station, the crew opened various hatches into and within the different modules, in this order: PMA-2, Unity node, PMA-1, Zarya, and instrumentation cargo compartment on Zarya. Over the course of three days, the crew installed four batteries and associated electronics; 10 new smoke detectors in the Zarya module; four new cooling fans; additional cables for the Zarya computer to enhance capabilities; a new communications memory unit; and a new power distribution box for the U.S.-built communications system.

Next came the transfer of supplies – more than 3,300 pounds of gear ranging from clothes, tools, can openers, sewing kits and trash bags to a treadmill, an exercise bicycle ergometer and IMAX film camera. The crew also filled four 12-gallon water containers for use by future resident astronauts aboard the ISS.

During the mission, Commander Halsell and Pilot Horowitz also fired Atlantis' jets three times to boost the ISS about 27 miles into a slightly higher orbit of 225 miles. When stowage was complete, the crew reversed the procedure to close the hatches in the space sttation, with the final hatch shut at 4:40 a.m. EDT, May 26.

Undocking with the space station occurred at 7:02 p.m. EDT, May 26. Pilot Horowitz backed Atlantis away and then flew a half-circle around the station before firing Atlantis' jets in a final separation burn at 7:41 p.m. EDT.

The priorities for STS-101/2A.2a were:

1. ISS ingress/safety - Take air samples - Monitor carbon dioxide - Deploy portable, personal fans - Measure air flow - Rework/modify ISS ducting - Replace air filters - Replace Zarya fire extinguishers, smoke detectors

2. Critical replacements/repairs/spares - Replace four suspect batteries on Zarya - Replaced failed or suspect electronics for Zarya's batteries - Replace Radio Telemetry System memory unit - Replace port early communications antenna - Replace Radio Frequency Power Distribution Box - Clear Space Vision System target

3. Incremental assembly/upgrades - Complete assembly of Strela crane - Install additional exterior handrails - Set up center-line camera cable - Install "Komparus" cable inserts - Reseat the U.S. crane

4. Assembly parts & equipment - Transfer U.S. hardware - Transfer Russian hardware - Provide EVA tools - Supply IVA kit

5. Pre-position/stow equipment & provisions for future missions

6. Resupply - Water and water transfer, stowage equipment - Docking mechanism accessory kit - Film and video tape for documentation - Office supplies - Personal items

7. Crew health maintenance - Exercise equipment - Medical support supplies - Formaldehyde monitor kit - Passive dosimetry system

8. Detailed test objectives - Monitor cabin air - SOAR

Orbiter: Atlantis OV104. Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center. Launch Pad 39B. Launch Window: 5 Minutes. Altitude: 320 km. Inclination: 51.6 Degrees.

Vehicle Data

Shuttle Liftoff Weight: 4,519,645 lbs. Orbiter/Payload Landing Weight: 221,271 lbs.
Payload Weights: ICC 3,700 pounds. MARS: 270 lb.
Software Version: OI-27
Space Shuttle Main Engines: SSME 1: 2052 SSME 2: 2044 SSME 3: 2047
External Tank: ET-103A
SRB Set: BI-102PF/RSRM-75

Payloads:

Cargo Bay:
BioTube Precursor Experiment; SPACEHAB Integrated Cargo Carrier; Mission to America's Remarkable Schools Space Experiment Module 6

In-Cabin:
HTD 1403 Micro Wireless Instrumentation System (Micro WIS); HEDS Technology Demonstration

Trivia: This mission was originally scheduled to be launched in March of 2000. But delays with the Service Module for the International Space Station led NASA to split STS-101 into two missions. Three crew were transferred to STS-106, while the second ISS resident crew was added to STS-101. The crew of STS-101 would be: Commander; James Halsell, Pilot; Scott Horowitz and Mission Specialists, Ed Lu, Yuri Malenchencko, Boris Marukov, Mary Ellen Weber and Jeffrey Williams.

• STS-101 - Wakeup Song: Free Fallin' - . Flight: STS-101. "Free Fallin'" - Tom Petty, played for Mission Specialist Susan Helms.

• STS-101 - Wakeup Song: Shining Brightly - . Flight: STS-101. "Shining Brightly" by Bob Seger in honor of the upcoming evening rendezvous with the International Space Station..

• STS-101 - Wakeup Song: Lookin' Out the Window - . Flight: STS-101. "Lookin' Out the Window" by Stevie Ray Vaughan.

• STS-101 - Wakeup Song: Haunted House - . Flight: STS-101. "Haunted House" by Roy Buchanan since the opening lyrics say "I just moved into a new house today"..

• STS-101 - Wakeup Song: I Only Have Eyes for You - . Flight: STS-101. "I Only Have Eyes for You" by Flamingos -- a long distance dedication from Kathy Halsell to her husband, Mission Commander Jim Halsell.

• STS-101 - Wakeup Song: I'm Gonna Fly - . Flight: STS-101. "I'm Gonna Fly" by Amy Grant which was requested by Pilot Scott Horowitz's wife.

• STS-101 - Wakeup Song: Don't It Make You Wanna Dance - . Flight: STS-101. "Don't It Make You Wanna Dance" by Jerry Jeff Walker -- was played at the request of Williams' son and family..

• STS-101 - Wakeup Song: 25 or 6 to 4 - . Flight: STS-101. "25 or 6 to 4" - Chicago.

• STS-101 - Wakeup Song: El Capitan - . Flight: STS-101. "El Capitan" - John Philip Sousa.

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #02 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101.

  The crew of STS-101 was awakened just after 6 p.m. to Tom Petty's song "Free Fallin'," played for Mission Specialist Susan Helms. Once awake, Atlantis' seven-member crew began preparing for its first full day on orbit to ready the vehicle for tomorrow night's docking with the International Space Station and a space walk Sunday night. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #01 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Lu, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101. With dawn's first light glimmering above, six American astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center to pay a "home improvement" house call on the fledgling International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 - . Call Sign: Atlantis. Crew: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Usachyov, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Payload: Atlantis F21. Mass: 115,900 kg (255,500 lb). Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Usachyov, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Agency: NASA Houston. Manufacturer: Boeing. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: STS-101. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Atlantis. Duration: 9.84 days. Decay Date: 2000-05-29 . USAF Sat Cat: 26368 . COSPAR: 2000-027A. Apogee: 381 km (236 mi). Perigee: 352 km (218 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.90 min.

  ISS Logistics flight. Launch delayed three times by weather. Objective of mission STS-101 was repair, resupply and construction tasks aboard the international space station. This was the first launch with new electronic cockpit displays and other upgrades. The solid boosters separated at 10:13 GMT and the main engines cutoff at 10:19 GMT. The external tank, ET-102 then separated, with both orbiter and ET-102 in a 52 x 320 km initial orbit. At 10:54 GMT the OMS engines fired to raise perigee to 159 x 329 km x at 51.6 deg. Atlantis docked with the International Space Station's PMA-2 docking adapter on the Unity node at 04:31 GMT on May 21. At that time the ISS was in a 332 x 341 km orbit.

  On May 22 mission specialists Jeff Williams and James carried out external maintenance work on the ISS.

  On May 23 at 00:03 GMT the Atlantis crew opened the first hatch to PMA-2 and entered the Station. The crew replaced a set of batteries in Zarya, installed fans and ducting to improve airflow, and delivered supplies and equipment. Three hour-long orbit raising burns on May 24 and 25 by the RCS engines on Atlantis raised the station to a 372 x 380 km x 51.6 deg orbit.

  The STS-101 crew left the station on May 26, closing the PMA-2 hatch at 08:08 GMT and undocking at 23:03 GMT. Atlantis performed a 180 degree flyaround of the station and departed the vicinity around 23:44 GMT.

  Atlantis closed its payload bay doors around 02:30 GMT on May 29 and fired the OMS engines for deorbit at 05:12 GMT. The vehicle landed on RW15 at Kennedy Space Center at 06:20 GMT. Atlantis was to be turned around for the next ISS shuttle flight, STS-106.

  Left in orbit was the renovated International Space Station, equipped with an upgraded electrical system, new fans, filters, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors and communications gear.

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #04 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101.

  Atlantis' astronauts were awakened at 4:11 p.m. Central today to the song "Still Shining" by Bob Seger in honor of tonight's rendezvous with the International Space Station. STS-101 Mission Commander Jim Halsell will guide Atlantis to the second Shuttle docking with the International Space Station late this evening. Atlantis is planned to dock with the station at 11:31 p.m. Central. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #03 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Horowitz, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101.

  Atlantis' crew spent a smooth day in space checking equipment in preparation for upcoming activities: docking with the International Space Station late tonight; a spacewalk planned for late Sunday; and the transfer of over a ton of equipment to the station that will begin late Monday. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #05 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101. Flying five miles a second above the Ukraine, Commander Jim Halsell gently pulled the Shuttle Atlantis into port last night, flawlessly latching his 100-ton spacecraft to the 35-ton International Space Station for a five-day stay.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #06 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Voss, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101. The seven astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis were awakened at 4:11 p.m. CDT to the song "Lookin' Out the Window" by Stevie Ray Vaughan and are now busy with preparations for tonight's space walk which is scheduled to begin about 9:15 p.m. CDT.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #08 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101.

  Atlantis' seven member crew was awakened just before 4 p.m. CDT to begin its fifth day in space and is now preparing to enter the International Space Station to perform maintenance work and transfer supplies for future station crews. Today's wakeup call was "Haunted House" by Ray Buchanan since the opening lyrics say "I just moved into a new house today...." in honor of the STS-101 crew entering what will be a new home for astronauts and cosmonauts later this year. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #07 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Helms, Horowitz, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101. Astronauts Jim Voss and Jeff Williams spent over six hours outside the Space Shuttle Atlantis this morning, completing a variety of planned assembly and maintenance tasks on the International Space Station with ease.. Additional Details: here....

• EVA STS-101-1 - . Crew: Voss, Williams, Jeffrey. EVA Duration: 0.29 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Voss, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned space station. Flight: STS-101. Spacecraft: ISS. The crew reattached the US crane, attached the Russian Strela transfer boom, and replaced a faulty antenna on the Unity node. EVA handrails were fixed to the station exterior for use on later spacewalks..

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #09 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Voss, Weber, Mary. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101. Atlantis' crew ventured into the International Space Station for the first time last night, finding the 35-ton outpost comfortable, clean and in overall good condition as they completed a series of maintenance tasks well ahead of schedule.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #10 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Husband, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101.

  The STS-101 astronauts aboard Atlantis were awakened at 3:41 p.m. CDT to begin their sixth day in space and third day of docked operations with the International Space Station. Today's wake up song from Mission Control was a long distance dedication from Kathy Halsell to her husband, Mission Commander Jim Halsell, the Flamingoes tune "I Only Have Eyes for You." Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #12 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101.

  STS-101 Commander Jim Halsell and his crew are continuing their efforts aboard the International Space Station as they begin their fourth day of docked operations. The seven astronauts were awakened at 3:28 p.m. CDT with the music, "I'm Gonna Fly" by Amy Grant which was requested by Pilot Scott Horowitz's wife. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #11 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101.

  Atlantis' astronauts continued a smooth pace of work aboard the International Space Station today, breezing through tasks ranging from standard home maintenance such as replacing smoke detectors to successfully conducting the first in a series of orbital boosts for the outpost. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #14 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101.

  The seven STS-101 astronauts are spending their final full day docked to the International Space Station as they prepare for undocking Friday evening. When Atlantis undocks tomorrow evening, it will leave behind a refurbished orbiting facility, operating at a higher altitude and featuring new electrical and communications components. The station is now primed and ready to receive the next major piece of the station, the Zvezda Service Module, when it is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan between July 8-14. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #13 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101.

  As their seventh day in space draws to a close this morning, the astronauts aboard Atlantis have virtually completed their maintenance work on the International Space Station, installing equipment that is planned to leave the space outpost in flawless condition. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #15 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101. With all of their mission's objectives met or exceeded, Atlantis' crew shut the doors to the International Space Station early this morning in preparation for bidding the rejuvenated outpost farewell this evening.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #16 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101. With a gentle push, Atlantis and the International Space Station parted company this evening as the two spacecraft flew 237 miles over Kazakhstan concluding five days of work to prepare the outpost for its first resident crew.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #17 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Horowitz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101.

  Having departed a rejuvenated International Space Station last night, Atlantis' crew will now spend a day checking the shuttle's equipment and stowing away gear in preparation for the trip home, aiming for a 1:20 a.m. CDT landing on Monday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #18 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Ross, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101. With all major mission objectives successfully completed, Atlantis' crew turned its attention to a planned return trip home, with a landing scheduled for 1:20 a.m. Central time on Monday at the Kennedy Space Center.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #20 - . Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101.

  Final deorbit preparation begins at 8:13 p.m. CDT this evening on the crew's timeline. The space shuttle's payload bay doors will be closed at 9:33 p.m. and the spacecraft's radiators will no longer provide cooling once they are closed. Mission Control gives a "go" or "no go" call for transition to the software phase known as "Ops 3" at 9:45 p.m., shifting the onboard computers' attention to deorbit and entry tasks. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #19 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Horowitz, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101. The astronauts aboard Atlantis have packed their bags and checked out their spacecraft in preparation for a return home and a planned touchdown at 1:20 a.m. Central time Monday at the Kennedy Space Center.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-101 Mission Status Report #21 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Ross, Voss, Weber, Mary, Wilcutt, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101. Atlantis' astronauts glided to a ghostly pre-dawn landing this morning at the Kennedy Space Center to wrap up a successful refurbishment and resupply mission to the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• Landing of STS-101 - . Return Crew: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Usachyov, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Halsell, Helms, Horowitz, Usachyov, Voss, Weber, Mary, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-101. STS-101 landed at 06:20 GMT. .