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STS-100 (Flight # 104) 19 April - 1 May 2001

Endeavour (16)

Crew:
    Kent Rominger [5], Commander
    Jeffrey J. Ashby [2], Pilot
    John L. Phillips [1], Mission Specialist
    Chris A. Hadfield [2], Mission Specialist (Canada/CSA)
    Scott E. Parazynski [4], Mission Specialist
    Umberto Guidoni [2], Mission Specialist (Italy/ESA)
    Yuri V. Lonchakov [1], Mission Specialist (Russia/RSA)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A (59)
    Date: 19 April 2001
    Time: 18:40:42 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 177 nm
    Inclination: 51.6 degrees
    Orbits: 186
    Duration: 11 days, 21 hours, 30 minutes
    Distance: 4.9 million miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, CA (48)
    Date: 1 May 2001
    Time: 16:10:42 UTC
    Rollout: 1 minute, 14 seconds (2,427 meters, 7,964 feet)

Highlights:
    9th Space Station Assembly Flight 6A. Two space walks were performed to install the Canadian designed and built Canadarm2 robotic arm.
    Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to perform a spacewalk.

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