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STS-105 (Flight # 106) 10-22 August 2001

Discovery (30)

Crew:
    Scott J. Horowitz [4], Commander
    Frederick W. Sturckow [2], Pilot
    Daniel T. Barry [3], Mission Specialist
    Patrick G. Forrester [1], Mission Specialist

ISS Upload:
    Frank L. Culbertson, Jr. [3]
    Vladimir N. Dezhurov [2] (Russia)
    Mikhail V. Tyurin [1] (Russia)

ISS Download:
    James S. Voss (STS-102)
    Susan J. Helms (STS-102)
    Yuri V. Usachyov (STS-102)(Russia)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A (60)
    Date: 10 August 2001
    Time: 21:10:14 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 177 nm
    Inclination: 51.6 degrees
    Orbits: 186
    Duration: 11 days, 19 hours, 12 minutes, 44 seconds
    Distance:  4.3 million miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center (56)
    Date: 22 August 2001
    Time: 16:22:58 UTC
    Rollout: 1 minute, 8 seconds (3,059 meters, 10,036 feet)

Highlights:
    11th Space Station Assembly Flight 7A.1. Two spacewalks were performed. The first spacewalk lasted 6 hours, 16 minutes, and resulted in the installation of the Early Ammonia Servicer. A second spacewalk lasted 5 hours, 29 minutes, with the objective to install handrails on the Destiny module and some cables for a future truss segment.

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