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STS-110

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STS-110 Credit: NASA

AKA: Atlantis;ISS-8A. Launched: 2002-04-08. Returned: 2002-04-19. Number crew: 7 . Duration: 10.82 days.

Launch delayed from March 22, April 4. Space Shuttle Atlantis entered an orbit of approximately 59 x 229 km x 51.6 deg at 2052 UTC, and separated from the External Tank, ET-114. ET-114 reached apogee around 2122 UTC and reentered over the Pacific about 2150 UTC at the end of its first orbit. Atlantis fired its OMS engines at apogee to raise its perigee to 155 km. Further orbit changes will lead to a rendezvous with the Space Station on Station mission 8A. STS-110 carried the S0 truss segment to the Station. The truss was the first segment of the main backbone of the Station which was to grow to carry the large solar panel wings and radiators. Cargo manifest:

• Bay 1-2: Orbiter Docking System - 1800 kg + 3 EMU spacesuits - 360 kg
• Bay 4-13: S0 Truss - 12623 kg. The S0 truss, built by Boeing/Huntington Beach, was 13.4 m long and 4.6 m in diameter. The main truss had a hexagonal cross section. One face carried fluid, power and data cables, while another face carried the rails for the Mobile Transporter. The S0 contained avionics, GPS antennae, and a radiation dose monitor. The S0 would be attached to the LCA (Lab Cradle Assembly) which was attached to the top of the Destiny lab module in 2001. Attached to S0 were:
  • 4 x MTS (Module to Truss Structure) struts. These were used to connect it to the Destiny module
  • Airlock Spur. This was a 4.2 m beam that hinged out to connect to the Quest module and had handrails for spacewalkers
  • Mobile Transporter (MT). This was made by TRW Astro Aerospace in Carpinteria and was an 885 kg, 2.7 m long truck which moved on the S0 rails to transfer heavy cargo along the truss.
• Sill: RMS arm - 410 kg
• Total: 15193 kg

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #01 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Brown, Bursch, Chang-Diaz, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110.

  With the International Space Station and the Expedition Four crew orbiting high overhead, the shuttle Atlantis lifted off this afternoon on a complex mission to install a 43-foot long truss structure as the backbone for future expansion of the orbital outpost. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 - . Call Sign: Atlantis. Crew: Bloomfield, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim. Payload: Atlantis F25 / SO. Mass: 100,000 kg (220,000 lb). Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim. Agency: NASA. Manufacturer: Boeing. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: STS-110. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Atlantis. Duration: 10.82 days. Decay Date: 2002-04-19 . USAF Sat Cat: 27413 . COSPAR: 2002-018A. Apogee: 402 km (249 mi). Perigee: 309 km (192 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.70 min.

  Launch delayed from March 22, April 4. Space Shuttle Atlantis entered an orbit of approximately 59 x 229 km x 51.6 deg at 2052 UTC, and separated from the External Tank, ET-114. ET-114 reached apogee around 2122 UTC and reentered over the Pacific about 2150 UTC at the end of its first orbit. Atlantis fired its OMS engines at apogee to raise its perigee to 155 km. Further orbit changes will lead to a rendezvous with the Space Station on Station mission 8A. STS-110 carried the S0 truss segment to the Station. The truss was the first segment of the main backbone of the Station which was to grow to carry the large solar panel wings and radiators. Cargo manifest:

  • Bay 1-2: Orbiter Docking System - 1800 kg + 3 EMU spacesuits - 360 kg
  • Bay 4-13: S0 Truss - 12623 kg. The S0 truss, built by Boeing/Huntington Beach, was 13.4 m long and 4.6 m in diameter. The main truss had a hexagonal cross section. One face carried fluid, power and data cables, while another face carried the rails for the Mobile Transporter. The S0 contained avionics, GPS antennae, and a radiation dose monitor. The S0 would be attached to the LCA (Lab Cradle Assembly) which was attached to the top of the Destiny lab module in 2001. Attached to S0 were:
    • 4 x MTS (Module to Truss Structure) struts. These were used to connect it to the Destiny module
    • Airlock Spur. This was a 4.2 m beam that hinged out to connect to the Quest module and had handrails for spacewalkers
    • Mobile Transporter (MT). This was made by TRW Astro Aerospace in Carpinteria and was an 885 kg, 2.7 m long truck which moved on the S0 rails to transfer heavy cargo along the truss.
  • Sill: RMS arm - 410 kg
  • Total: 15193 kg

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #03 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110. Working quietly but efficiently, Atlantis' astronauts completed preparations today for Wednesday's scheduled docking to the International Space Station, testing spacesuits, rendezvous tools and the shuttle's robotic arm.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 - Wakeup Song: The Best Years of Our Lives - . Flight: STS-110. "The Best Years of Our Lives" by the Baha Men..

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #02 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110. Gaining on the International Space Station by more than 1,000 statute miles each orbit, Atlantis' crew is preparing for a Wednesday docking with the orbiting laboratory.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #04 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110.

  Atlantis has closed the distance between it and the International Space Station to less than 1,800 statute miles, and is continuing its approach in anticipation of docking with the station at 11:06 a.m. central time today. The linkup should occur as the two spacecraft fly over south-central China, to the southwest of Shanghai. The Atlantis crew, Commander Mike Bloomfield, Pilot Steve Frick and mission specialists Rex Walheim, Ellen Ochoa, Lee Morin, Jerry Ross and Steve Smith, was awakened at 3:44 a.m. by "Rapunzel Got a Mohawk," performed by Joe Scruggs. The song was played for Ochoa, at the request of her family. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 - Wakeup Song: Rapunzel Got a Mohawk - . Flight: STS-110. "Rapunzel Got a Mohawk" performed by Joe Scruggs. The song was played for Ochoa, at the request of her family..

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #05 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110.

  Atlantis gently docked with the International Space Station this morning over southern China, setting the stage for the installation of a 13 1/2 ton truss structure to the complex tomorrow and the ultimate expansion of the ISS to the length of a football field. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #07 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Ochoa, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110.

  The expansion of the International Space Station continued today with the installation of the 13 1/2 ton S0 (S-Zero) truss segment on the orbital outpost. Assisted by Expedition Four Flight Engineer Dan Bursch, Atlantis Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa gently lifted the truss out of the shuttle's payload bay at 5:30 a.m. Central time through the use of the station's robotic arm and maneuvered it onto a clamp at the top of the station's Destiny Laboratory. It took just under four hours to complete the delicate procedure. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 - Wakeup Song: University of California-Berkeley fight song - . Flight: STS-110.

  "University of California-Berkeley fight song" performed by the school band and"All Right Now" performed by the Stanford University band. Ochoa requested the songs be played for crewmates Walheim and Smith who attended the rival schools. Ochoa's also a Stanford graduate.

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #06 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110.

  Construction of a framework for expanded research begins today as the S-Zero (S0) truss segment is installed on the International Space Station. The truss will provide support for the cooling and power systems necessary to attach additional laboratories to the complex. Additional Details: here....

• EVA STS-110-1 - . Crew: Smith, Steven, Walheim. EVA Duration: 0.33 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Smith, Steven, Walheim. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-110.

  At 1030 UTC the S0 truss was unberthed from Atlantis, and berthed to the Destiny module's Lab Cradle Assembly at 1346 UTC. At 1433 the Quest airlock was depressurized and the astronauts emerged to bolt in place the two forward MTS struts and deploy a trailing umbilical for the mobile transporter. The airlock was repressurized at 2224 UTC.

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #08 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110.

  After successful installation of the S-Zero (S0) Truss and a spacewalk on Thursday, the focus of today's activities will shift from external construction of the International Space Station to the transfer of equipment, supplies and experiments between the space shuttle Atlantis and the orbiting laboratory. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #09 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110.

  The ten crewmembers of the Atlantis / International Space Station complex transferred experiments and supplies into their respective vehicles today as the latest addition to the station, the S-Zero (S0) Truss, continued to pass its initial checkouts with flying colors. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 - Wakeup Song: Testify to Love - . Flight: STS-110. "Testify to Love" by Wynonna Judd played for Bloomfield from his family..

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #10 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110.

  Construction of the International Space Station continues today with the second of four scheduled spacewalks to install the S-Zero (S0) Truss segment. Shuttle astronauts Jerry Ross and Lee Morin will float out of the station's Quest Airlock about 9:34 a.m. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 - Wakeup Song: Voodoo Chile - . Flight: STS-110. "Voodoo Chile" by Jimi Hendrix. It was played for Morin, who will be making his first spacewalk, at the request of his wife..

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #11 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110. Two grandfathers completed the structural attachment of the newest component of the International Space Station today, mating two large tripod legs of a 13 ½ ton truss to the station's main laboratory during a 7 hour, 30 minute spacewalk.. Additional Details: here....

• EVA STS-110-2 - . Crew: Morin, Ross. EVA Duration: 0.32 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Morin, Ross. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-110. The spacewalk was from 1405 to 2139 UTC. The astronauts attached the aft MTS struts and deployed the second trailing umbilical..

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #13 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110. Two astronauts rewired the robotic arm on the International Space Station today and released locking bolts on the first space railcar during a 6 hour, 27 minute spacewalk, the third of Atlantis' assembly flight to the international complex.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 - Wakeup Song: All Star - . Flight: STS-110. "All Star" performed by Smash Mouth from the Shrek movie soundtrack. The song was played for Walheim by his family..

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #12 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110.

  Outfitting of the newest component of the International Space Station continues today with the mission's third spacewalk. Shuttle astronauts Steve Smith and Rex Walheim will continue installation work on the S-Zero (S0) Truss, now permanently attached to the station's U.S. laboratory Destiny. Additional Details: here....

• EVA STS-110-3 - . Crew: Smith, Steven, Walheim. EVA Duration: 0.27 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Smith, Steven, Walheim. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-110. From 1344 to 2015 UTC the astronauts rewired the SSRMS station robot arm to get power via the S0. They also removed launch restraint bolts from the Mobile Transporter. The Mobile Transporter was tested in a small move on April 15..

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #14 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz, Wolf. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110.

  The first space railroad car will get a trial run today, highballing along 26 feet of the track atop the International Space Station's new S-Zero (S0) Truss at a maximum speed of one inch per second, or 100 yards an hour. The 1,900-pound Mobile Transporter begins its run about 6:30 a.m. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 - Wakeup Song: Magic Carpet Ride - . Flight: STS-110. "Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf, dedicated to Smith..

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #15 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110.

  The first railcar in space crept down the track of a newly installed truss structure at the International Space Station today, paving the way for the future use of the system on which the station's robotic arm will be mounted to travel the full length of the complex. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 - Wakeup Song: I Am an American - . Flight: STS-110. "I Am an American" performed by the Purdue University Marching band. It was dedicated to Purdue graduate Ross..

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #17 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110.

  Atlantis astronauts Jerry Ross and Lee Morin completed the outfitting of the new S-Zero (S0) truss on the International Space Station today during a 6 hour, 37 minute spacewalk, installing a ladder, testing electrical switches for upcoming truss expansion and attaching external lights and equipment to be used in future assembly work. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #16 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110.

  Shuttle astronauts Jerry Ross and Lee Morin will make the fourth and final spacewalk of the STS-110 mission of Atlantis today, stepping out of the International Space Station's Quest airlock at 9:34 a.m. Many of their tasks focus on helping future spacewalkers. Additional Details: here....

• EVA STS-110-4 - . Crew: Morin, Ross. EVA Duration: 0.28 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Morin, Ross. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-110. From about 1426 UTC to 2106 UTC the astronauts deployed the Airlock Spur, a small ladder from S0 to Quest, as well as installing some floodlights..

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #18 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110. Atlantis will leave the International Space Station today after a successful mission to bring the centerpiece of the station's main truss to the orbiting laboratory and four successful spacewalks to connect and outfit it.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 - Wakeup Song: Noah - . Flight: STS-110. "Noah" performed by Steve Frick when he was a teen-ager..

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #19 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110. Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station this afternoon, pulling away from the complex at 1:31 p.m. Central time as the two craft sailed over the north Atlantic Ocean at an altitude of 247 statute miles.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 - Wakeup Song: Somewhere Over the Rainbow - . Flight: STS-110. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" -.

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #21 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Gidzenko, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Shuttleworth, Smith, Steven, Vittori, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110.

  Atlantis' astronauts tested out their ship's systems today and packed their gear, aiming for an early afternoon landing at the Kennedy Space Center Friday to wrap up a 4 ½ million mile mission to deliver a huge backbone truss structure to the International Space Station. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #20 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110. Now separated from the International Space Station by about 85 statute miles and moving away at about 12 miles with each orbit of the Earth, Atlantis crewmembers turn their attention today to preparing for a return trip home.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-110 - Wakeup Song: Message in a Bottle - . Flight: STS-110. "Message in a Bottle" by The Police..

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #23 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Gidzenko, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Shuttleworth, Smith, Steven, Vittori, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110. Atlantis glided to a smooth touchdown today at the Kennedy Space Center, wrapping up a 4 and a half million mile mission to deliver a backbone truss structure to the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• Landing of STS-110 - . Return Crew: Bloomfield, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Frick, Morin, Ochoa, Ross, Smith, Steven, Walheim. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-110. Atlantis had undocked from ISS at 1831 UTC on April 17. It returned to Earth on April 19, with a deorbit burn at 1518:59 UTC and landing on Runway 33 at KSC at 1626:57 UTC..

• STS-110 Mission Status Report #22 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bloomfield, Bursch, Frick, Gidzenko, Morin, Ochoa, Onufrienko, Ross, Shuttleworth, Smith, Steven, Vittori, Walheim, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110.

  After traveling more than 4½ million miles on a successful International Space Station assembly mission that saw four spacewalks during installation of the first segment of the station's main truss, Atlantis is scheduled to land at the Kennedy Space Center today. Additional Details: here....

• ISS Status Report: ISS 02-19 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bursch, Gidzenko, Onufrienko, Shuttleworth, Vittori, Walz. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-108 ISS EO-4, STS-110. The resident crew aboard the International Space Station took a short ride in their Russian Soyuz capsule this morning, relocating the rescue craft from one docking port to another to clear the way for the arrival of a fresh return vehicle in one week.. Additional Details: here....

• ISS Port Cleared - . Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-110. At 0916 UTC on April 20 Soyuz TM-33 undocked from the Zarya nadir port carrying the Expedition-4 crew. It redocked with the Pirs nadir port at 0937 UTC. This cleared the port Zarya port for the pending Soyuz TM-34 launch..