Missions: STS-106 SPACEHAB Helps Outfit the International Space Station

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STS-106 carried components for ISS Assembly mission 2A.2B in which the station was readied for the first crew. SPACEHAB's support was acknowledged by the crew ... (see STS-106 video here)

CREW:
Standing, from left to right, are Boris Morukov,
Richard Mastracchio, Ed Lu, Dan Burbank and Yuri Malenchenko. Seated, from left to right, are Scott Altman and Terrence Wilcutt.

LAUNCH INFO:
Date: Sep. 8, 2000
Time: 7:46 a.m. CDT
Window: 2 1/2 minutes
Site: Kennedy Space Center, FL

SHUTTLE FLIGHT:
Orbiter: Atlantis
Orbit Altitude: 177 nautical miles
Orbit Inclination: 51.6°
Mission Duration: 11 Days, 19 hours, 10 minutes

LANDING INFO:
Date: Sep. 20, 2000
Time: 2:56 a.m. CDT
Site: Kennedy Space Center, FL

PAYLOAD(S):
SPACEHAB-LDM Logistics Double Module (FU2/FU3)
SPACEHAB-ICC Integrated Cargo Carrier

This is the crew patch for the STS-106 mission, which is the first Shuttle flight to the International Space Station since the arrival of its newest component, the Russian-supplied Service Module Zvezda (Russian for star).

On Friday, February 18, 2000, managers from NASA's Space Shuttle and International Space Station (ISS) programs confirmed plans to fly an additional Space Shuttle mission to the ISS this year. The plan distributes the original STS-101 mission objectives between two flights: STS-101 and STS-106. With both missions slated for flight aboard Shuttle Atlantis, mission STS-101 remains targeted for launch no earlier than April 13 and the STS-106 launch will occur no earlier than Aug. 19. Astronauts on the new STS-106 mission will complete service module support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and outfit ISS for the first long-duration crew.

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