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| STS-109 (Flight # 108) | 1-12 March 2002 | Columbia (27) |
Crew:
Scott
Altman [3], Commander
Duane
Carey [1], Pilot
John
Grunsfeld [4], Payload Commander
Nancy
Currie [4], Mission Specialist
James
Newman [4], Mission Specialist
Richard
Linnehan [3], Mission Specialist
Michael
Massimino [1], Mission Specialist
Launch:
Pad: 39-A (61)
Date: 1 March 2002
Time: 11:22:02 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 308 nm
Inclination: 28.5 degrees
Orbits: 165
Duration: 10 days, 22 hours, 9 minutes, 51 seconds
Distance: 3.9 million miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (58)
Date: 12 March 2002
Time: 09:31:52 UTC
Rollout: 1 minute, 18 seconds
Highlights:
Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 3B. A clogged coolant line for
the shuttle nearly caused the mission to be aborted, but NASA engineers concluded that
flow was sufficient to complete the flight. Five spacewalks totalling 35 hours, 55 minutes
were performed by the crew. Hubble received a new power control unit, new solar arrays,
and a new cooling unit for an infrared camera. The Hubble was also placed into a higher
orbit.
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