Mission Objectives

Top priorities for the STS-105 (7A.1) mission of Discovery are rotation of the International Space Station crew, bringing water, equipment and supplies to the station and completion of a series of spacewalks and robotics tasks. International Space Station Program priorities include the following tasks to be accomplished. --Water transfer from the shuttle to the station. The quantity will be determined during the mission. --Rotation of the Expedition Two and Expedition Three crews. --Transfer critical cargo from the shuttle middeck to the station. --Berth the Multipurpose Logistics Module to the station, check it out and transfer critical cargo to the space station, transfer and stow return cargo in the module and return the module to the cargo bay. --Spacewalk and robotics activities, including installation of the Early Ammonia Servicer and preparation for future station assembly. Among the preparation activities are laying heater cables for a future station truss segment.

Crew
:	James S. Voss
:	Yury V. Usachev
:	Susan J. Helms
:	Vladimir N. Dezhurov
:	Frank L. Culbertson, Jr.
:	Mikhail Tyurin
Commander:	Scott J. Horowitz
Pilot:	Frederick (Rick) W. Sturckow
Mission Specialist 1:	Patrick G. Forrester
Mission Specialist 2:	Daniel T. Barry

Launch
Orbiter:	Discovery OV103
Launch Site:	Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A
Launch Window:	2.5 to 5 minutes
Altitude:	Insertion 122 Nautical Miles; Rendezvous 240 Nautical Miles
Inclination:	51.6 Degrees
Duration:	11 Days 19 Hrs. 39 Min.

Vehicle Data
Shuttle Liftoff Weight:	4517989 lbs.
Orbiter/Payload Liftoff Weight:	257748 lbs.
Orbiter/Payload Landing Weight:	222275 lbs.

Software Version:

OI-28

Space Shuttle Main Engines: (1 MB pdf)
SSME 1:  2052	SSME 2:  2044	SSME 3:  2045

External Tank:   ET-110A   ( Super Light Weight Tank)

SRB Set:  BI109PF

Shuttle Aborts

Abort Landing Sites    RTLS:  Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility    TAL:    Prime Zaragoza, Backups Ben Guerir and Moron    AOA:   Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility

Landing
Landing Date:	08/21/01
Landing Time:	1:17 PM (eastern time)
Primary Landing Site:	Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility