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STS-105

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STS-105 Credit: NASA

AKA: Discovery;ISS 7A.1. Launched: 2001-08-10. Returned: 2001-08-22. Number crew: 4 . Duration: 11.88 days.

STS 105 was an American shuttle that carried a crew of ten (including three crew for the ISS - one American and two Russian), five metric tons of supplies, hardware, and a bedroom suite to accommodate a third astronaut in the Destiny module. The crew installed in the station two new science experiment racks that were carried in the Leonardo container which was first lifted out of the shuttle and bolted to the Unity module. Leonardo then carried back all the trash from the ISS back to the shuttle. They crew installed the MISSE (Materials International Space Station Experiment) container outside the ISS to test the effect of radiation on materials and some low-cost science experiments such as microgravity cell growth studies inside the station.

The 15,107 kg payload consisted of:

• Bay 1-2: Orbiter Docking System/External Airlock and 3 EMU spacesuits - 2160 kg
• Bay 4P: Adapter beam with G-780 (Mayo High School, Rochester, Minnesota experiment to study germination of fava beans) and PSP-1 (NASA-GSFC canister with passive experiments and ballast) - 200 kg
• Bay 5: Integrated Cargo Carrier/KYD - 1280 kg, with the Early Ammonia Servicer for the station's P6 truss- 640 kg and two small exposure experiments PEC-1 and PEC-2, to be installed on the be installed on the ISS Quest module as part of the MISSE materials exposure program
• Bay 7-12: MPLM FM1 (Leonardo) module - 9800 kg total including 3300 kg of payload to be transferred to the Station
• Bay 13P: Adapter beam with G-774 (Microgravity Smoldering Combustion (MSC) experiment) and SEM-10 (canister with 11 school experiments) - 410 kg
• Bay 13S: Adapter beam with Simplesat and ACE avionics - 355 kg
• Sill: RMS arm - 410 kg

The Leonardo MPLM module was lifted out of Discovery's payload bay at 1326 GMT on August 13 and docked to Unity's nadir at 1554 GMT. 3300 kg of cargo from Leonardo was transferred to the Station. Then 1700 kg of station garbage and materials were loaded into Leonardo. It was unberthed from Unity at 1816 GMT on August 19 and returned to the payload bay for the return to Earth at 1917 GMT.

Discovery undocked at 1452 GMT on August 20 with the Expedition 2 crew aboard, leaving Expedition 3 at the Station.

At 1830 GMT on August 20 the Simplesat test satellite was ejected from a GAS canister in the cargo bay. Discovery landed at Kennedy Space Center at 1822:58 GMT on August 22 on runway 15, after a deorbit burn at 1715 GMT. The Expedition Two crew of Usachyov, Voss and Helms had been in space for 167 days. Discovery was taken out of service after the flight for structural inspections. Its last maintenance down period was in 1995-1996.

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STS-105 Credit: www.spacefacts.de

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• STS-105 Mission Status Report #01 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. After a one-day delay because of weather, Space Shuttle Discovery blasted off this afternoon, carrying a crew of four and three new residents to the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 - . Call Sign: Discovery. Crew: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin. Payload: Discovery F30 / Leonardo. Mass: 116,914 kg (257,751 lb). Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin. Agency: NASA Houston. Manufacturer: Boeing. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Discovery. Duration: 11.88 days. Decay Date: 2001-08-22 . USAF Sat Cat: 26888 . COSPAR: 2001-035A. Apogee: 402 km (249 mi). Perigee: 373 km (231 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 92.30 min.

  STS 105 was an American shuttle that carried a crew of ten (including three crew for the ISS - one American and two Russian), five tonnes of supplies, hardware, and a bedroom suite to accommodate a third astronaut in the Destiny module. The crew installed in the station two new science experiment racks that were carried in the Leonardo container which was first lifted out of the shuttle and bolted to the Unity module. Leonardo then carried back all the trash from the ISS back to the shuttle. They crew installed the MISSE (Materials International Space Station Experiment) container outside the ISS to test the effect of radiation on materials and some low-cost science experiments such as microgravity cell growth studies inside the station.

  The 15,107 kg payload consisted of:

  • Bay 1-2: Orbiter Docking System/External Airlock and 3 EMU spacesuits - 2160 kg
  • Bay 4P: Adapter beam with G-780 (Mayo High School, Rochester, Minnesota experiment to study germination of faba beans) and PSP-1 (NASA-GSFC canister with passive experiments and ballast) - 200 kg
  • Bay 5: Integrated Cargo Carrier/KYD - 1280 kg, with the Early Ammonia Servicer for the station's P6 truss- 640 kg and two small exposure experiments PEC-1 and PEC-2, to be installed on the be installed on the ISS Quest module as part of the MISSE materials exposure program
  • Bay 7-12: MPLM FM1 (Leonardo) module - 9800 kg total including 3300 kg of payload to be transferred to the Station
  • Bay 13P: Adapter beam with G-774 (Microgravity Smoldering Combustion (MSC) experiment) and SEM-10 (canister with 11 school experiments) - 410 kg
  • Bay 13S: Adapter beam with Simplesat and ACE avionics - 355 kg
  • Sill: RMS arm - 410 kg
  STS-105 main engine cutoff was at 2118 GMT placed Discovery and external tank ET-110 into a 58 x 234 km x 51.6 deg orbit. At 2148 GMT Discovery reached apogee and fired its OMS engines to enter a 155 x 233 km x 51.6 deg orbit; another burn at 0100 GMT raised the orbit to 198 x 277 km. Discovery docked at the Station's PMA-2 port at 1842 GMT on August 12. After some problems aligning the docking system, the docking ring was retracted and latched at 1905 GMT and the hatch was opened to ISS at 2042 GMT. Expedition 3 began on August 13 at 1915 GMT when the new crew's seat liners were installed on the Soyuz transport ship. The formal EX-2/EX-3 change-of-command ceremony was held on August 17 in Destiny.

  The Leonardo MPLM module was lifted out of Discovery's payload bay at 1326 GMT on August 13 and docked to Unity's nadir at 1554 GMT. 3300 kg of cargo from Leonardo was transferred to the Station. Then 1700 kg of station garbage and materials were loaded into Leonardo. It was unberthed from Unity at 1816 GMT on August 19 and returned to the payload bay for the return to Earth at 1917 GMT.

  Discovery undocked at 1452 GMT on August 20 with the Expedition 2 crew aboard, leaving Expedition 3 at the Station.

  At 1830 GMT on August 20 the Simplesat test satellite was ejected from a GAS canister in the cargo bay. Discovery landed at Kennedy Space Center at 1822:58 GMT on August 22 on runway 15, after a deorbit burn at 1715 GMT. The Expedition Two crew of Usachyov, Voss and Helms had been in space for 167 days. Discovery was taken out of service after the flight for structural inspections. Its last maintenance down period was in 1995-1996.

• STS-105 - Wakeup Song: Back in the Saddle Again - . Flight: STS-105. "Back in the Saddle Again" by Gene Autry. It was played for Culbertson, making his third flight into space, eight years after he last flew..

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #03 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. The seven crewmembers aboard Discovery, including the future residents of the International Space Station (ISS), spent their first full day in orbit today preparing for their arrival tomorrow at the orbital outpost.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #02 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. The seven crewmembers aboard Discovery were awakened shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday for their first full day in space, a day of pursuit and preparation for a Sunday rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station (ISS).. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #04 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  The crew of Discovery, trailing the International Space Station by less than 2,000 statute miles, was awakened at 5:10 a.m. Central time to the sounds of "The White Eagle," a traditional Russian folk song played for Expedition Three Pilot Vladimir Dezhurov. Dezhurov and his crewmates, Expedition Three Commander Frank Culbertson and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin are just hours from reaching their new home aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 - Wakeup Song: The White Eagle - . Flight: STS-105. "The White Eagle" a traditional Russian folk song played for Expedition Three Pilot Vladimir Dezhurov..

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #05 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  Discovery Commander Scott Horowitz, with the assistance of Pilot Rick Sturckow and Mission Specialists Pat Forrester and Dan Barry, carefully guided the Shuttle to a linkup with the ISS at 1:42 p.m. Central time as the two craft sailed 240 miles above northwestern Australia. On board Discovery were the new Station Commander Frank Culbertson, and his Expedition Three crewmates, Pilot Vladimir Dezhurov and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 - Wakeup Song: The Barber of Seville - . Flight: STS-105. "The Barber of Seville" by Rossini, a tribute to Expedition Three Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin..

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #06 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Ross, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  The crewmembers aboard the Discovery / International Space Station complex were awakened shortly before 4:30 a.m. Central time today to the sounds of the overture from "The Barber of Seville" by Rossini, a tribute to Expedition Three Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, who along with Commander Frank Culbertson and Pilot Vladimir Dezhurov, will move over to the ISS today to take up residency. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #07 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Culbertson, Dezhurov, Helms, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  The International Space Station's third resident crew officially took control of the complex at 2:15 p.m. CDT today, when confirmation was given by the new station commander that all transfer activities associated with the custom-made Soyuz capsule seat liners had been completed and leak checks on their Russian Sokol space suits was verified. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 - Wakeup Song: Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - . Flight: STS-105. "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross..

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #09 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Culbertson, Dezhurov, Tyurin. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. By mid afternoon, the entire contents of the Leonardo logistics module had been temporarily stowed aboard the International Space Station as the Expedition Three crew continued to learn about life on the orbiting complex.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #08 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Culbertson, Dezhurov, Horowitz, Tyurin. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  Discovery's crewmembers, including their new Expedition Two crewmates from the International Space Station, were awakened at 4:10 a.m. Central time to the theme from the movie, "Arthur", to begin a day highlighted by the transfer of equipment and supplies to the station from Discovery and from the pressurized cargo carrier the shuttle brought into space. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 - Wakeup Song: Big Boy Toys - . Flight: STS-105. "Big Boy Toys" , a country and western tune by Aaron Tippin, selected for Pilot Rick Sturckow by his wife..

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #10 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Forrester, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. Discovery's astronauts were awakened shortly after 4 a.m. Central time to the sounds of "Big Boy Toys", a country and western tune by Aaron Tippin, selected for Pilot Rick Sturckow by his wife.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #11 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Tyurin. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. The hatches swung closed between Discovery and the International Space Station at 4:52 this afternoon Central time so that the shuttle's cabin pressure could be lowered in preparation for a space walk Thursday by Dan Barry and Pat Forrester.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #12 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  On the 1000th day since the launch of the first module of the International Space Station, Discovery's astronauts were awakened shortly after 4 a.m. Central time to the sounds of "The Marvelous Toy" by Tom Paxton for Mission Specialist Dan Barry from his wife. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 - Wakeup Song: The Marvelous Toy - . Flight: STS-105. "The Marvelous Toy" by Tom Paxton for Mission Specialist Dan Barry from his wife..

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #13 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  Astronauts Dan Barry and Pat Forrester completed the first of two planned space walks during Discovery's voyage to the International Space Station. The excursion lasted 6 hours, 16 minutes and involved installing the Early Ammonia Servicer and the first external experiment on the station's hull. Additional Details: here....

• EVA STS-105-1 - . Crew: Barry, Forrester. EVA Duration: 0.26 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Forrester. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: STS-105.

  The spacewalk was made from the external airlock on Discovery. The astronauts transferred the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) device from the ICC carrier in the payload bay to the P6 truss on the station. Then they took two MISSE materials exposure experiment boxes from the ICC and attached them to the outside of the Quest airlock.

• STS-105 - Wakeup Song: Time Bomb - . Flight: STS-105. "Time Bomb" , a song performed for Forrester by his sons, Patrick and Andrew..

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #14 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  The ten astronauts and cosmonauts aboard Discovery and the International Space Station will focus on transfer activities today, continuing to place equipment, discarded items and belongings of the Expedition Two crew aboard the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo for return to Earth. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #15 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  While Discovery's astronauts looked on, the Expedition Two crew ceremoniously handed command of the International Space Station to its Expedition Three replacements. The ceremony occurred just prior to closing the hatches between the two spacecraft in preparation for the final planned space walk of the STS-105 mission. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 - Wakeup Song: Hotel California - . Flight: STS-105. "Hotel California" performed by the Eagles. It was requested for Expedition Two Commander Yury Usachev by his wife..

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #17 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Tyurin. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  Astronauts Dan Barry and Pat Forrester successfully strung two 45-foot heater cables and installed handrails down both sides of the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station today during a 5 hour, 29 minute spacewalk, setting the stage for the delivery of a large truss structure to the complex next year. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #16 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  Discovery astronauts Dan Barry and Pat Forrester will perform the second space walk of the STS-105 mission today, hooking up heating cables and installing handrails on the International Space Station's Destiny Laboratory in advance of the arrival of a large truss structure at the complex next year. Meanwhile, the new Expedition Three crew aboard the station will continue packing the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo for its return to Earth Additional Details: here....

• EVA STS-105-2 - . Crew: Barry, Forrester. EVA Duration: 0.23 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Forrester. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: STS-105. The spacewalk installed Orbit-Installed Handrails and Launch-to-Activation Heater Cables on Destiny. The cables were needed for the installation of the S0 truss to be launched in early 2002. .

• STS-105 - Wakeup Song: Under the Boardwalk - . Flight: STS-105. "Under the Boardwalk" by the Drifters, played for Jim Voss by his wife Suzan..

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #19 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  With its job completed for the mission, the Leonardo cargo module packed with more than 3,000 pounds of return hardware was safely tucked back aboard Discovery this afternoon. The operation sets the stage for the shuttle's departure from the International Space Station scheduled for 9:52 a.m. CDT Monday. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #18 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  The ten astronauts and cosmonauts aboard Discovery and the International Space Station have started a day that will see the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo removed from the Unity node of the station and reberthed in the shuttle's cargo bay for the trip home. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #20 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  Crewmembers aboard Discovery and the International Space Station are spending their final hours together on a day that will see them bid farewell to one another, close hatches between the spacecraft, undock and separate to enable the new resident Expedition Three crew to begin a stay of about four months aboard the station. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #21 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Culbertson, Dezhurov, Helms, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  Discovery's astronauts, now consisting of the Expedition Two crew, bid farewell to the International Space Station and the Expedition Three crew and undocked from the complex at 9:52 a.m. CDT Monday after more than a week of joint operations. Frank Culbertson, Vladimir Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin now will settle in to oversee activities on the station for the next four months. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 - Wakeup Song: Brand New Day - . Flight: STS-105. "Brand New Day" played by Sting. The song was for Helms, requested by her family and friends..

• STS-105 - Wakeup Song: East Bound and Down - . Flight: STS-105. "East Bound and Down" by Jerry Reed, at the request of their Houston-based training team..

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #23 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Culbertson, Dezhurov, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  With its systems checked out in excellent shape, Space Shuttle Discovery with its seven-person crew that includes the Expedition Two crew, is set to return home at 11:46 a.m. Central time to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, wrapping up a five and a half month stay on the International Space Station. A second landing opportunity is available an hour and a half later at 1:23 p.m. CDT. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #22 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  With Discovery 500 miles ahead of the International Space Station, and increasing that distance by more than 50 miles with each orbit of the Earth, the STS-105 and returning Expedition Two crewmembers are preparing for a Wednesday landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 - Wakeup Song: Again - . Flight: STS-105. "Again" by Lenny Kravitz.

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #25 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. Discovery touched down at the Kennedy Space Center today at 1:23 p.m. concluding a successful mission to carry new residents to the International Space Station and return the Expedition Two crew following 167 days in space.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #24 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Ross, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. With crewmembers aboard Discovery ready for their return to Earth, the new Expedition Three crew aboard the International Space Station prepared for the arrival of a Progress resupply vehicle early tomorrow morning.. Additional Details: here....

• Landing of STS-105 - . Return Crew: Barry, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Usachyov, Voss. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Usachyov, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105. STS-105 landed at 18:23 GMT with the crew of Horowitz, Sturckow, Barry, Forrester, Usachyov, Voss and Helms aboard..

• ISS Status Report: ISS 01-25 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  Just hours after the return of the Expedition Two crew to the Kennedy Space Center, the Expedition Three crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) received new supplies and fuel this morning following the flawless docking of a Progress resupply freighter. Additional Details: here....