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Deep space rendezvous
| Date (GMT Greenwich Mean Time Greenwich Mean Time is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. It is arguably the same as Coordinated Universal Time and when this is viewed as a time zone the name Greenwich Mean Time is especially used by bodies connected with the United... ) |
Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
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| 15 January | Stardust Stardust (spacecraft) Stardust is a 300-kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on February 7, 1999 to study the asteroid 5535 Annefrank and collect samples from the coma of comet Wild 2. The primary mission was completed January 15, 2006, when the sample return capsule returned to Earth... |
1st flyby of the Earth | |
| 12 February | NEAR NEAR Shoemaker The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous - Shoemaker , renamed after its 1996 launch in honor of planetary scientist Eugene M. Shoemaker, was a robotic space probe designed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for NASA to study the near-Earth asteroid Eros from close orbit over a... |
Landed on 433 Eros 433 Eros 433 Eros is a near-Earth asteroid discovered in 1898, and the first asteroid to be orbited by a probe . It is an S-type asteroid approximately 34.4×11.2×11.2 km in size, the second-largest NEA after 1036 Ganymed, and belongs to the Amor group.Eros is a Mars-crosser asteroid, the first known... |
First-ever asteroid landing |
| 25 May | Galileo | 8th flyby of Callisto Callisto (moon) Callisto named after the Greek mythological figure of Callisto) is a moon of the planet Jupiter. It was discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei. It is the third-largest moon in the Solar System and the second largest in the Jovian system, after Ganymede. Callisto has about 99% the diameter of the... |
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| 6 August | Galileo | 4th flyby of Io Io (moon) Io ) is the innermost of the four Galilean moons of the planet Jupiter and, with a diameter of , the fourth-largest moon in the Solar System. It was named after the mythological character of Io, a priestess of Hera who became one of the lovers of Zeus.... |
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| 22 September | Deep Space 1 Deep Space 1 Deep Space 1 is a spacecraft of the NASA New Millennium Program dedicated to testing a payload of advanced, high risk technologies.... |
Flyby of 19P/Borrelly 19P/Borrelly Comet Borrelly or Borrelly's Comet is a periodic comet, which was visited by the spacecraft Deep Space 1 in 2001.- Discovery :... |
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| 24 October | Mars Odyssey 2001 Mars Odyssey 2001 Mars Odyssey is a robotic spacecraft orbiting the planet Mars. The project was developed by NASA, and contracted out to Lockheed Martin, with an expected cost for the entire mission of US$297 million. Its mission is to use spectrometers and electronic imagers to hunt for evidence of past or... |
Areocentric orbit Areocentric orbit An areocentric orbit is an orbit around the planet Mars. The Moon, by similarity, is in a geocentric orbit around Earth.The areo- prefix is derived from the ancient Greek word Ares which is the personification of the planet Mars in Greek mythology.... injection |
EVAs
| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Function | Remarks |
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| 10 February 15:50 |
7 hours |
23:24 | STS-98 STS-98 STS-98 was a 2001 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-98 delivered to the station the Destiny Laboratory Module... ISS International Space Station The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes... |
 Thomas D. JonesThomas David Jones Thomas David Jones is a former United States astronaut. He was selected to the astronaut corps in 1990 and completed four space shuttle flights before retiring in 2001. He flew on STS-59 and STS-68 in 1994, STS-80 in 1996 and STS-98 in 2001. His total mission time was 53 days 48 minutes... Robert CurbeamRobert Curbeam Robert Lee Curbeam, Jr. is a former American astronaut, and Captain in the United States Navy.Curbeam graduated from Woodlawn High School, Baltimore County, Maryland in 1980... |
Removed protective launch covers and disconnected power and cooling cables between Destiny and Atlantis, while crewmembers inside moved the 3800 cubic feet (107.6 m) laboratory from the payload bay to its home on the Unity node. Curbeam and Jones then connected electrical, data and cooling lines to the lab, during which a small amount of ammonia Ammonia Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula . It is a colourless gas with a characteristic pungent odour. Ammonia contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial organisms by serving as a precursor to food and fertilizers. Ammonia, either directly or... crystals leaked from one of the hoses, prompting a decontamination procedure. |
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| 12 February 15:59 |
6 hours 50 minutes |
22:49 | STS-98 ISS Atlantis |
Thomas D. Jones Robert Curbeam |
Installed the shuttle docking adapter onto Destiny, installed insulating covers over the pins that held Destiny in place during launch, attached a vent to the lab's air system, installed handrails and sockets on the exterior of Destiny, and attached a base for the future space station robotic arm. | |
| 14 February 14:48 |
5 hours 25 minutes |
20:13 | STS-98 ISS Atlantis |
Thomas D. Jones Robert Curbeam |
Attached a spare communications antenna to the station, double-checked connections between the Destiny lab and its docking port, released a cooling radiator on the station, inspected solar array connections at the top of the station, and tested the ability of a spacewalker to carry an immobile crew member back to the shuttle airlock. | 100th American spacewalk. |
| 11 March 05:12 |
8 hours 56 minutes |
14:08 | STS-102 STS-102 STS-102 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by Space Shuttle Discovery and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida... ISS |
James S. Voss James S. Voss James Shelton Voss is the Vice President of Engineering at SpaceDev. He is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and NASA astronaut. During his time with NASA, Voss flew in space five times on board the Space Shuttle and International Space Station... Susan J. HelmsSusan J. Helms Susan Jane Helms is a Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut. She is currently the Commander, 14th Air Force ; and Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California... |
Prepared PMA-3 Pressurized Mating Adapter The International Space Station uses three Pressurized Mating Adapters to interconnect spacecraft and modules with different docking mechanisms. The first two PMAs were launched with the Unity module in 1998 aboard STS-88... for repositioning from Unitys Earth-facing berth to the port-side berth to make room for the Leonardo MPLM Multi-Purpose Logistics Module A Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is a large pressurized container used on Space Shuttle missions to transfer cargo to and from the International Space Station . An MPLM was carried in the cargo bay of a Shuttle and berthed to the Unity or Harmony modules on the ISS. From there, supplies were... . Removed a Lab Cradle Assembly from the shuttle's cargo bay and installed it on the side of Destiny, and installed a cable tray to Destiny for later use by the station’s robot arm. After re-entering the shuttle's airlock, the spacewalkers remained ready to assist if any troubles were encountered by the crew inside the shuttle. |
Longest-duration EVA in history. |
| 13 March 05:23 |
6 hours 21 minutes |
11:44 | STS-102 ISS Discovery |
Paul W. Richards Paul W. Richards Paul William Richards is an American engineer and a former NASA Astronaut. He flew aboard one Space Shuttle mission in 2001.-Education:... |
Installed an External Stowage Platform External Stowage Platform External Stowage Platforms are key components of the International Space Station . Each ESP is an external pallet that can hold spare parts, also known as Orbital Replacement Units , for the space station. As a platform it is not pressurized, but does require electricity to power the heaters of... for spare station parts, attached a spare ammonia coolant pump to the platform, finished connecting several cables put in place on the first EVA for the station's robotic arm. Inspected a Unity node heater connection, and inspected of an exterior experiment, the Floating Potential Probe. |
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| 22 April 11:45 |
7 hours 10 minutes |
18:55 | STS-100 STS-100 STS-100 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. STS-100 installed the ISS Canadarm2 robotic arm.- Crew :- Mission parameters :* Mass:** Orbiter liftoff:... |
 Chris HadfieldChris Hadfield Chris Austin "Chris" Hadfield, O.Ont, MSC, CD is a Canadian astronaut from the Canadian Space Agency who was the first Canadian to walk in space. Hadfield has flown two space shuttle missions, STS-74 in 1995 and STS-100 in 2001. He has served as CAPCOM for both Space Shuttle and International... Scott E. ParazynskiScott E. Parazynski Scott Edward Parazynski, M.D. is an American physician and a former NASA astronaut. A veteran of five Space Shuttle flights and seven spacewalks, Parazynski's latest mission was STS-120 in October, 2007 --- highlighted by a dramatic, unplanned EVA to repair a live solar array... |
Installed the station's UHF antenna, and the Canadian Space Agency made Canadarm2. Connected cables to give the arm power and allow it to accept computer commands from inside the lab. | Hadfield became the first Canadian spacewalker. |
| 24 April 12:34 |
7 hours 40 minutes |
20:14 | STS-100 ISS Endeavour |
Chris Hadfield Scott E. Parazynski |
Connected the Power Data Grapple Fixture Power Data Grapple Fixture A Power Data Grapple Fixture is a connection fixture used on the International Space Station . PDGFs can be "grappled" by the Canadarm2 robotic arm, in order to allow Canadarm2 to manipulate a grappled object, or be controlled by operators based inside the ISS.The Canadarm2 is self-relocatable and... circuits for Canadarm2 onto Destiny, removed an early communications antenna, transferred a spare Direct Current Switching Unit from the shuttle's payload bay to an equipment storage rack on the outside of Destiny. |
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| 8 June 14:21 |
19 minutes | 14:40 | Expedition 2 Expedition 2 Expedition 2 was the second long-duration spaceflight aboard the International Space Station, immediately following Expedition 1. Its three person crew stayed aboard the station from March to August 2001... ISS Zvezda |
 Yury Usachyov James S. Voss |
Installed the docking cone onto the Zvezda module, in preparation for the arrival of the Russian Pirs docking compartment. | Conducted from the transfer compartment of the Zvezda Service Module. |
| 15 July 03:10 |
5 hours 59 minutes |
09:09 | STS-104 STS-104 STS-104 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. Its primary objectives were to install the Quest Joint Airlock and help perform maintenance on the International Space Station... ISS Atlantis |
James F. Reilly James F. Reilly James Francis Reilly, II, Ph.D. is an American geologist and a former NASA astronaut who has flown on three space shuttle missions: STS-89, STS-104 and STS-117. He was born at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho and considers Mesquite, Texas to be his hometown... |
Installed the Quest Joint Airlock onto the Unity node. | |
| 18 July 03:04 |
6 hours 29 minutes |
09:33 | STS-104 ISS Atlantis |
Michael L. Gernhardt James F. Reilly |
Installed one of two high-pressure nitrogen tanks, and one of two high-pressure oxygen tanks onto Quest, and installed grapple fixture and trunion covers. | |
| 21 July 04:35 |
4 hours 2 minutes |
08:37 | STS-104 ISS Quest |
Michael L. Gernhardt James F. Reilly |
Installed the second high-pressure nitrogen tank, and the second oxygen tank onto the Quest airlock. | First EVA conducted from the Quest airlock. |
| 16 August 13:58 |
6 hours 16 minutes |
20:14 | STS-105 STS-105 STS-105 was a mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station, launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 10 August 2001. This mission was Discoverys final mission until STS-114, because Discovery was grounded for a refit, and then all Shuttles were grounded in the wake... ISS Discovery |
Daniel T. Barry Daniel T. Barry Daniel Thomas Barry is an American engineer, scientist, and a retired NASA astronaut. He was a contestant on the CBS reality television program Survivor: Panama-Exile Island... Patrick G. ForresterPatrick G. Forrester Patrick Graham Forrester is a retired United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. At the time of his retirement from the U.S. Army, Forrester had achieved the rank of colonel... |
Installed an Early Ammonia Servicer onto the station's P6 truss, co-location of the foot restraint in a stowed location, and installed the MISSE Materials International Space Station Experiment The Materials International Space Station Experiment , is a series of experiments mounted externally on the International Space Station that investigates the effects of long-term exposure of materials to the harsh space environment.... -1 and 2 containers onto the Quest airlock. |
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| 18 August 13:42 |
5 hours 29 minutes |
19:11 | STS-105 ISS Discovery |
Daniel T. Barry Patrick G. Forrester |
Installed heater cables and handrails onto the Destiny laboratory. | |
| 8 October 14:24 |
4 hours 58 minutes |
19:22 | Expedition 3 Expedition 3 Expedition 3 was the third expedition to the International Space Station. Commander Frank Culbertson was the only American crew member, and as such the only American not on Earth during the September 11 terrorist attacks, which the crew photographed and videoed from the ISS.- Crew :- Mission... ISS Pirs |
Vladimir Dezhurov Vladimir Dezhurov Vladimir Nikolayevich Dezhurov is a former cosmonaut who resides in Star City, Moscow. He is a veteran of two spaceflights, to the Mir and International Space Stations. During his career, Duzhurov also conducted nine spacewalks before his retirement on July 12, 2004.- Personal :Dezhurov was born... Mikhail TyurinMikhail Tyurin Mikhail Vladislavovich Tyurin is a Russian cosmonaut.-Personal data:Michael Tyurin lives in Korolev, a small city outside of Moscow. He was born March 2, 1960, in Kolomna, USSR where his parents still reside. He is married to Tatiana Anatoleyvna Tyurina. They have a daughter, Alexandra, born in... |
Installed cables between Pirs, and Zvezda to allow spacewalk radio communications between the two sections. Installed handrails onto Pirs, and installed an exterior ladder to assist spacewalkers leaving Pirs. Installed a Strela Strela (crane) The Strela cranes are four cargo cranes used to move cosmonauts and components around the exterior of the Soviet/Russian space station Mir and the Russian Orbital Segment of the International Space Station... cargo crane. |
First EVA conducted from the Pirs docking compartment. |
| 15 October 09:17 |
5 hours 51 minutes |
15:08 | Expedition 3 ISS Pirs |
Vladimir Dezhurov Mikhail Tyurin |
Installed Russian commercial experiments (MPAC-SEEDS) onto the exterior of the Pirs docking compartment. | |
21:41 |
5 hours 5 minutes |
02:46 |
Expedition 3 ISS Pirs |
Vladimir Dezhurov Frank L. Culbertson |
Connected cables on the exterior of Pirs for the Kurs automated docking system, completed checks of the Strela cargo crane, and inspected and photographed a panel of a solar array on Zvezda that had a portion of a panel not fully unfolded. | |
| 3 December 13:20 |
2 hours 46 minutes |
16:06 | Expedition 3 ISS Pirs |
Vladimir Dezhurov Mikhail Tyurin |
Removed an obstruction that prevented a Progress resupply ship from firmly docking with the station, and took pictures of the debris and of the docking interface. | |
| 10 December 17:52 |
4 hours 12 minutes |
22:04 | STS-108 STS-108 STS-108 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. Its primary objective was to deliver supplies to and help maintain the ISS.... ISS Endeavour |
Linda M. Godwin Linda M. Godwin Linda Maxine Godwin is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut. Godwin is the Assistant to the Director for Exploration, Flight Crew Operations Directorate at the Johnson Space Center.-Background:... Daniel M. TaniDaniel M. Tani Daniel Tani is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. Although born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, he considers Lombard, Illinois, to be his hometown... |
Installed insulating blankets around two Beta Gimbal Assemblies that rotate the station's solar array wings, and performed get-ahead tasks in preparation for STS-110 STS-110 STS-110 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station on 8–19 April 2002 flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. The main purpose was to install the S0 Truss segment, which forms the backbone of the truss structure on the station.- Crew :... 's spacewalks. |