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CREW:
The STS-102 crew poses for a photo on the 215-foot
level of the Fixed Service Structure. Standing, left
to right, are Susan Helms, James Kelly, Andrew Thomas,
Paul Richards, James Wetherbee, Yury Usachev and James
Voss
LAUNCH
INFO:
Date: March
8, 2001
Time: 6:42 a.m. EST
Site: Kennedy Space Center, FL
SHUTTLE
FLIGHT:
Orbiter: Discovery
(OV-103)
Orbit Altitude: 173 nautical
miles
Orbit Inclination: 51.6°
Mission Duration: 11 Days, 19 hours,
20 mins
ISS
DOCKING:
Dock Date: March
10, 2001
Dock Time: 12:32 a.m. EST
UnDock Date: March 17, 2001
UnDock Time: 10:57 p.m. EST
LANDING
INFO:
Date: March
20, 2001
Time: 2:02 a.m. EST
Site: Kennedy Space Center, FL
PAYLOAD(S):
SPACEHAB-ICC Integrated
Cargo Carrier
ISS 5A.1 Leonardo
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM)
MISSION
PATCH:

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STS-102
will be the eighth space shuttle mission in support
of the assembly of the International Space Station.
The crew will install the Multi-Purpose Logistics
Module, which is also known as Leonardo, onto the
International Space Station. Two space walks will
be conducted to complete assembly operations.
Extravehicular
Activities:
During
the docked portion of the STS-102 mission, two space
walks are planned to prepare Leonardo for transfer,
to install hardware needed for 6A, and to deliver
spare parts to the International Space Station.
The first space walk tasks will include unplugging Portable Mating Adapter
3 from Node 1 electrical cables, Lab Cradle Assembly installation and rigid
umbilical installation. Between space walks, the shuttle crew will dock Leonardo
to Node 1.
During
the second space walk, the crew will transfer the
Early Ammonia Servicer to the P6 truss, install
the External Stowage Platform and deliver a replacement
Pump Flow Control System. After the second space
walk, the shuttle's robot arm will place Leonardo
back in the payload bay.
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