Space
Station Stage 7A.1
Welcome to Spaceflight Now's comprehensive coverage of
the international space station, its full-time residents and the
next shuttle assembly mission, flight STS-105/ISS-7A.1 of Discovery
that will exchange the Expedition crews living aboard the outpost.
NASA refers to STS-105 and the Expedition Two and Three rotation as
"Stage 7A.1" in the space station assembly matrix. This page
incorporates that approach. We will post data on upcoming shuttle
assembly flights as each stage is completed. E-mail us your comments,
suggestions and corrections!
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Shuttle to
bring Expedition Two crew home today It is homecoming
day for the international space station's Expedition Two astronauts
after 167 days in Earth orbit. But rain at Kennedy Space Center
today has forced shuttle Discovery's first landing opportunity to be
scrubbed. NASA is now targeting 2:23 p.m. EDT for touchdown, if the
weather improves. MISSION STATUS
CENTER - updates DETAILED
ENTRY AND LANDING TIMELINE
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Video coverage for subscribers only:
VIDEO: PRE-LANDING NEWS CONFERENCE QT
or RV VIDEO: ASTRONAUTS INTERVIEWED BY CBS QT
or RV MORE: FULL VIDEO
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Discovery
departs station The shuttle Discovery undocked from
the international space station Monday, leaving a fresh three-man
crew behind and bringing the lab's departing Expedition Two crew one
step closer to Earth after five-and-a-half months in space. FULL
STORY MISSION STATUS
CENTER - updates DETAILED
UNDOCKING TIMELINE ASTRONAUTS'
MASTER FLIGHT PLAN
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Video coverage for subscribers only:
VIDEO: WATCH ENTIRE FAREWELL CEREMONY QT
or RV VIDEO: SHUTTLE UNDOCKS FROM STATION QT
or RV VIDEO: SIMPLESAT LAUNCHED FROM DISCOVERY QT
or RV MORE: FULL VIDEO
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Leonardo
module put back into shuttle's payload bay The
Italian-built Leonardo cargo module was detached from the
international space station Sunday and returned to shuttle
Discovery's payload bay for the trip back to Earth. The reusable
module delivered over three tons of supplies and equipment to the
station for the new Expedition Three crew. Discovery is slated to
undock from Alpha on Monday. MISSION STATUS
CENTER - updates ASTRONAUTS'
MASTER FLIGHT PLAN
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Spacewalkers
lay backup cables for future assembly Astronauts
Daniel Barry and Patrick Forrester attached handrails and two
45-foot-long emergency power cables to the hull of the international
space station Saturday during a successful spacewalk. The cables
will provide backup power for a giant truss segment scheduled for
attachment next year. FULL
STORY ASTRONAUTS'
MASTER FLIGHT PLAN QUICK-LOOK
MISSION FACTS FULL MISSION
COVERAGE
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VIDEO: BARRY EXITS AIRLOCK FOR SPACEWALK QT
or RV VIDEO: SPACEWALKER ATTACHES HANDRAIL QT
or RV VIDEO: FORRESTER POSES WITH DISCOVERY'S NOSE QT
or RV VIDEO: SPACEWALKERS UNREEL CABLING QT
or RV VIDEO: SATURDAY'S MISSION STATUS BRIEFING QT
or RV MORE: FULL VIDEO
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Changing of
the guard aboard space station Alpha The Expedition
Two commander Yuri Usachev officially handed command of the
international space station to Expedition Three commander Frank
Culberston in a ceremony in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module on
Friday. MISSION
STATUS CENTER
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Video coverage for subscribers only:
VIDEO: CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY QT
or RV VIDEO: CREW NEWS CONFERENCE QT
or RV VIDEO: MEET THE EXPEDITION THREE CREW QT
or RV VIDEO: FRIDAY'S MISSION STATUS BRIEFING QT
or RV MORE: FULL VIDEO
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Spacewalk
success on station's 1,000th day Two Discovery
astronauts -- Dan Barry and Pat Forrester -- stepped outside the
shuttle Thursday for a 6-hour spacewalk that successfully mounted an
ammonia servicing unit and two suitcase-shaped experiments to the
exterior of the international space station. MISSION STATUS
CENTER SPACEWALK
STATISTICS ASTRONAUTS'
MASTER FLIGHT PLAN QUICK-LOOK
MISSION FACTS FULL MISSION
COVERAGE
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VIDEO: SPACEWALKERS ATTACH AMMONIA SERVICER QT
or RV VIDEO: CREW MARKS STATION'S 1000-DAY MILESTONE QT
or RV VIDEO: THURSDAY'S MISSION STATUS BRIEFING QT
or RV VIDEO: SPACEWALK PREVIEW REPORT QT
or RV VIDEO: CULBERTSON SHOWS OFF HIS 'STATE ROOM' QT
or RV MORE: FULL VIDEO
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Expedition 3
crew moves in, cargo module attached As the Expedition
3 astronauts moved into their new home aboard space station Alpha
Monday, the shuttle crew has used Discovery's robotic arm to attach
the Leonardo cargo module to the outpost's Unity node. MISSION
STATUS CENTER
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VIDEO: MONDAY'S MISSION STATUS BRIEFING QT
or RV SNAPSHOT: LEONARDO
HOISTED FROM PAYLOAD BAY SNAPSHOT: MODULE
NEARS UNITY NODE MORE: FULL VIDEO
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Discovery
arrives at station with Expedition 3 crew Space
shuttle Discovery crossed the finish line of its two-day race to the
international space station on Sunday, docking to the orbiting
outpost about 250 miles above northwestern Australia. The main
objective of Discovery's visit is the exchange of resident crews
living aboard the outpost. FULL
STORY
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VIDEO: DISCOVERY APPROACHES STATION QT
or RV VIDEO: SHUTTLE DOCKS TO ALPHA QT
or RV VIDEO: MISSION SUMMARY QT
or RV
(Running time 5 mins) VIDEO: STS-105 CREW FEATURE QT
or RV
(Running time 4 mins) MORE: FULL VIDEO
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Life aboard
Discovery The astronauts aboard space shuttle
Discovery provided an insight into life aboard the ship on Saturday
by downlinking some video of activities, including the crew
conducting experiments, a dramatic view of a maneuvering engine
firing, exercising to keep in shape in space and a birthday
celebration far from home.
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VIDEO: CULBERTSON PERFORMS MEDICAL TEST QT
or RV VIDEO: SHUTTLE MANEUVERING ENGINE FIRED QT
or RV VIDEO: HOROWITZ EXERCISES ON MIDDECK QT
or RV VIDEO: STURCKOW CELEBRATES HIS 40TH BIRTHDAY QT
or RV
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Shuttle crew
gear up for Sunday's station linkup The crew of space
shuttle Discovery spent its first full day in space preparing for
Sunday's planned 2:38 p.m. EDT docking with the international space
station. They have set up rendezvous tools and docking equipment and
fired thrusters to fine tune their approach to the station. MISSION
STATUS CENTER - updates ASTRONAUTS'
MASTER FLIGHT PLAN DETAILED
DOCKING TIMELINE QUICK-LOOK
MISSION FACTS ORBIT
OPS SNAPSHOT
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VIDEO: SATURDAY'S MISSION STATUS BRIEFING QT
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Discovery
launches with next Alpha resident crew The shuttle
Discovery rocketed away from NASA's Florida spaceport Friday and set
off after the international space station, carrying a fresh
three-man crew and nearly four tons of supplies and equipment,
including yet another sorely needed command-and-control
computer. FULL
STORY QUICK-LOOK
MISSION FACTS ORBIT
OPS SNAPSHOT
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or RV VIDEO: ONBOARD CAMERA RECORDS COCKPIT VIEW QT
or RV VIDEO: LIFTOFF AS SEEN FROM VAB ROOF QT
or RV VIDEO: DRAMATIC VIEW FROM IN FRONT OF PAD QT
or RV VIDEO: CLOSE-UP VIEW OF MAIN ENGINES QT
or RV VIDEO: PAD PARAMETER LAUNCH VIEW QT
or RV VIDEO: BEACH TRACKER REPLAY QT
or RV VIDEO: VIEW OF LAUNCH FROM PRESS SITE QT
or RV VIDEO: SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER SEPARATION QT
or RV VIDEO: ASTRONAUTS DEPART QUARTERS FOR LAUNCH QT
or RV
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Stubborn
storms scrub shuttle Discovery's launch Thunderstorms
forced NASA to call off Thursday's planned launch of the space
shuttle Discovery on space station crew exchange mission. Liftoff
has tentatively been rescheduled for 5:15:12 p.m. EDT (2115:12 GMT)
on Friday. Check the status center for further updates. MISSION STATUS
CENTER COUNTDOWN
EVENTS CHART
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Shuttle
countdown begins The three-day countdown is underway
at Kennedy Space Center for Thursday's launch of space shuttle
Discovery on a taxi mission to exchange the resident crews of the
international space station. Officials reviewing the cracked solid
rocket booster fuel injector have concluded the issue does not pose
a safety threat to Discovery. MISSION STATUS
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No decision
yet on possible shuttle Discovery repairs The seven
astronauts who will ride space shuttle Discovery into orbit during
this week's scheduled launch arrived at Kennedy Space Center on
Sunday amid ongoing analysis about cracks found in a critical solid
rocket booster system. MISSION STATUS
CENTER EARLIER
STORY
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Discovery
taking ovarian tumor cells into space When the space
shuttle Discovery blasts off, it will take ovarian cancer into space
for the first time. The ovarian cancer cells are headed to the space
station to develop three-dimensional cancer cell clusters that
function more like cancer in humans than the two-dimensional cell
cultures traditionally grown in petri dishes. FULL
STORY
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Station
science team set for change of expeditions The
international space station crew and ground teams are preparing to
conclude one successful science expedition and begin another. Three
Expedition Two experiments returned home aboard shuttle Atlantis
recently. Expedition Three will have 18 experiments, including 10
continuing from Expedition Two, as well as eight new
experiments. FULL
STORY
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NASA studies
shuttle solid rocket booster problem Space shuttle
engineers are investigating cracks found inside a solid rocket
booster hydraulic steering unit that could force NASA to delay next
week's planned blastoff of Discovery. FULL
STORY
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Shuttle
launch pads filled for summer station missions For the
first time in 18 months both space shuttle launch pads at Kennedy
Space Center are occupied following Monday's rollout of Discovery in
preparation for blastoff in August on a mission to exchange the
resident crew aboard the international space station. Discovery
joins sistership Atlantis, which was rolled out June 21. FULL
STORY [Posted: July 2]
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Past
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Quest
airlock added to international space station The Joint
Airlock Quest was delivered to the international space station in
July by space shuttle Atlantis, giving the outpost a new doorway for
American and Russian spacewalkers. FULL
COVERAGE
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Station gets
an arm and first tourist The crew of space shuttle
Endeavour delivered the Canadian-built robotic arm to the
international space station in April. The shuttle visit was
immediately followed by Dennis Tito's historic joyride to the
outpost. FULL
COVERAGE
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Station
pioneers back on Earth after historic voyage After a
dramatic reversal of fortune, the shuttle Discovery dropped out of
orbit and glided to a pre-dawn landing at the Kennedy Space Center
on March 21, bringing the international space station's first
full-time crew back to Earth after a 141-day space odyssey. FULL
COVERAGE
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2001 began
with flawless lab delivery The shuttle Atlantis
delivered the $1.4 billion U.S. Destiny laboratory module to the
international space station in February during a highly successful
mission. FULL
COVERAGE
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Station's
power-generating solar wings spread In December the
astronauts of space shuttle Endeavour bolted a $600 million solar
power tower to the international space station and unfurled the most
powerful solar wings ever launched. FULL
COVERAGE
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Building a
space outpost The crew of space shuttle Discovery
carried out a complex four-spacewalk construction mission in October
to mount a truss structure with gyroscopes and communications gear
to the international space station and add another docking
port. FULL
COVERAGE
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