| Date |
Time (UTC) |
Event |
| 2001 Jan 1 |
18:00 |
Mir starts the year 2001 in an orbit of 299 x 320 kilometres at 51.6 degrees inclination |
| 2001 Jan 2 |
13:30 |
Approximate time - Space Shuttle Atlantis begins roll-out at the Kennedy Space Center - unfortunately a computer problem with the transporter system means that it has to be rolled back into the Vehicle Assembly Building |
| 2001 Jan 3 |
13:21 |
Space Shuttle Atlantis begins its second roll-out to Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center |
| 2001 Jan 3 |
20:45 |
Approximate time - Space Shuttle Atlantis installed on Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center |
| 2001 Jan 8 |
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Ground controllers encounter problems in controlling Mir |
| 2001 Jan 16 |
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Inspections are needed of the wiring systems of all Space Shuttle solid rocket boosters - Atlantis originally planned launch on 2000 January 19 is postponed |
| 2001 Jan 18 |
01:15 |
Start of a routine 15-minute communications session with Mir which reveals that onboard electrical power has gone below permitted limits and the station girodines have shut down, temporarily affecting the station stability |
| 2001 Jan 19 |
13:18 |
Space Shuttle Atlantis begins its roll-back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center |
| 2001 Jan 19 |
19:25 |
Space Shuttle Atlantis completes its roll-back the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center |
| 2001 Jan 24 |
04:28 |
Progress M1-5 cargo supply ship launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz-U rocket for rendezvous with Mir - its mission is to bring about a controlled re-entry and destruction of the space station |
| 2001 Jan 24 |
04:37 |
Progress M1-5 separates from its rocket and enters 190 x 231 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination |
| 2001 Jan 24 |
10:30 |
Approximate time - Progress M1-5 raises its orbit to 194 x 250 kilometres |
| 2001 Jan 25 |
05:19 |
Progress M-43 separates from Kvant rear-facing docking port and moves away from the Mir complex into an orbit of 275 x 284 kilometres - it is ready to be re-docked if Progress M1-5 is unsuccessful |
| 2001 Jan 26 |
06:30 |
Approximate time - Progress M1-5 raises its orbit to 256 x 281 kilometres |
| 2001 Jan 26 |
11:48 |
Space Shuttle Atlantis begins its third roll-out to Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center |
| 2001 Jan 26 |
17:44 |
Space Shuttle Atlantis installed on Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center |
| 2001 Jan 27 |
05:33 |
Progress M1-5 docks automatically with the rear port of Kvant - orbit is 339 x 355 kilometres |
| 2001 Jan 27 |
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Mir's managers decide after the successful docking by Progress M1-5 that the emergency crew will not be needed |
| 2001 Jan 29 |
02:58 |
After a retro-firing of its manoeuvring engine, Progress M-43 enters the upper atmosphere and burns up as a result of frictional heating |
| 2001 Jan 29 |
02:58 |
According to mission Control, any surviving pieces of Progress M-43 land in the sea at this time |
| 2001 Feb 7 |
23:13 |
After a two minute delay due to troubleshooting an electronic component, Space Shuttle Atlantis launched from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-98 into orbit of 205 x 322 kilometres at 51.6 degrees inclination with crew consisting of Kenneth D Cockrell (commander), Mark Polansky (pilot), and mission specialists Cdr Robert L Curbeam (USN), Thomas D Jones and Marsha S Ivins |
| 2001 Feb 8 |
11:26 |
Progress M1-4 undocks from Zarya and moves away from the ISS |
| 2001 Feb 8 |
14:00 |
Atlantis in 306 x 361 kilometre orbit |
| 2001 Feb 8 |
18:30 |
Estimated time - Following a retro rocket firing, Progress M1-4 re-enters the Earth atmosphere to the east of New Zealand and burns up as a result of frictional heating |
| 2001 Feb 9 |
16:51 |
Atlantis docks with the PMA-3 docking adaptor on the Unity Module of the International Space Station while passing over the Pacific Ocean near New Guinea - orbit is 350x 363 kilometres |
| 2001 Feb 9 |
19:03 |
The hatches between Atlantis and the ISS are opened so that the joint crews can unload supplies and technical hardware from the Shuttle to the Station |
| 2001 Feb 10 |
01:00 |
Approximate time - the Shuttle crew leaves the ISS and the hatches are closed in order that the Orbiter cabin pressure can be lowered from 750 to 500 mm ready for the some of the Shuttle crew to undertake space walks |
| 2001 Feb 10 |
11:48 |
A minor adjustment, adding approximately 1 kilometre to the orbital altitude, ensures that the ISS will avoid the possibility of colliding with a piece of space debris which has been detected on a path which might bring it close to the Station |
| 2001 Feb 10 |
15:00 |
Using the Remote Manipulator System, Ivins removes the PMA-2 docking adaptor from Unity and stows it on a temporary fixture attached to the station Z-1 Truss |
| 2001 Feb 10 |
15:50 |
Jones and Curbeam begin a space walk from Atlantis to supervise attachment of the Destiny module to the forward end of Unity - Ivins uses the Shuttle RMS to move the module into place then Jones and Curbeam connect power and data cables and coolant lines |
| 2001 Feb 10 |
23:24 |
Jones and Curbeam complete their space walk from Atlantis one hour later than planned owing to de-contamination procedures needed when Curbeam space suit was exposed to frozen Ammonia leaking from a coolant line |
| 2001 Feb 11 |
01:50 |
Approximate time - the hatches between Atlantis and the Space Station are opened so that Shuttle commander Cockrell and Station commander Shepherd can begin a remote control power-up of Destiny systems - at this point the hatches between Unity and Destiny are still closed |
| 2001 Feb 11 |
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ISS orbit is 350 x 363 kilometres - a series of thruster firings by Atlantis raises the orbit to 356 x 370 kilometres |
| 2001 Feb 11 |
13:43 |
PMA-3 is locked onto Unity after being moved by Thomas using Discovery Remote Manipulator System (RMS) from the lower side of Unity to the left hand side (when facing forward) |
| 2001 Feb 11 |
14:38 |
Joint crew of STS-98 and the ISS enters Destiny for the first time to begin work on activating internal equipment and installing a rack of equipment to augment the Station existing air purification system |
| 2001 Feb 12 |
12:10 |
Space Shuttle Discovery begins roll-out to Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center |
| 2001 Feb 12 |
15:59 |
Jones and Curbeam begin a second space walk from Atlantis to supervise attachment of the PMA-2 docking adaptor to the forward end of the Destiny module (Ivins uses the RMS to move the adaptor from its temporary location on the Z-1 Truss) and to install the mounting unit for the ISS manipulator arm to be delivered on the STS-100 mission |
| 2001 Feb 12 |
18:35 |
Space Shuttle Discovery installed on Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center |
| 2001 Feb 12 |
22:49 |
Jones and Curbeam complete their second space walk from Atlantis having finished their scheduled tasks ahead of time, as a result of the time gained. They bring forward the installation of shutters over the Window in Destiny together with an electric motor to operate them |
| 2001 Feb 13 |
15:38 |
During two further sessions of pulsed firing of Atlantis thrusters spread over a total of 260 minutes elapsed time, the orbit of the ISS is raised further to 365 x 378 kilometres |
| 2001 Feb 14 |
14:48 |
Jones and Curbeam begin a third space walk from Atlantis to attach a spare antenna to the Z-1 Truss, check and complete the earlier connections made between Unity and Destiny , and practice a technique for getting an injured astronaut back inside the Shuttle |
| 2001 Feb 14 |
20:13 |
Jones and Curbeam complete their third space walk from Atlantis |
| 2001 Feb 15 |
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The joint crews of Atlantis and the ISS spend the day moving nearly 1,400 kilogrammes of equipment into the space station and removing about 400 kilogrammes of accumulated rubbish |
| 2001 Feb 15 |
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During a fourth, and final, session of pulsed firing of Atlantis thrusters, the orbit of the ISS is raised further to 376 x 389 kilometres |
| 2001 Feb 16 |
13:14 |
The hatch between Atlantis and the PMA-3 docking adaptor is closed and the STS-98 crew prepares to undock from the ISS |
| 2001 Feb 16 |
14:06 |
Atlantis undocks from the International Space Station and conducts a fly-around inspection before moving away |
| 2001 Feb 18 |
17:53 |
Planned landing time for Atlantis - the Shuttle is waved-off on this and the next orbit due to high crosswinds on the Kennedy Space Center runway |
| 2001 Feb 19 |
18:27 |
Possible landing time for Atlantis but, for a second day, the Shuttle is waved-off on this and the next orbit due to unfavourable weather at the Kennedy Space Center |
| 2001 Feb 19 |
21:37 |
The core module of the Mir space station celebrates its fifteenth anniversary in orbit |
| 2001 Feb 20 |
19:27 |
After controllers decide that the weather is still unfavourable at the Kennedy Space Centre, Atlantis fires its OMS engines for 163 seconds to initiate re-entry |
| 2001 Feb 20 |
20:33 |
Atlantis lands on the Edwards Air Force Base concrete runway |
| 2001 Feb 20 |
20:34 |
Wheel stop - Atlantis mission is completed |
| 2001 Feb 24 |
10:06 |
Soyuz TM-31 undocks from the aft port of Zvezda with the Shepherd, Gidzenko and Krikalyov aboard |
| 2001 Feb 24 |
10:35 |
Soyuz TM-31 docks with the downward-facing port on Zarya - the Zvezda docking port is now ready for use by Progress M-4 |
| 2001 Feb 26 |
08:09 |
Progress M-4 cargo supply ship launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Complex 1 by Soyuz-U rocket |
| 2001 Feb 26 |
08:19 |
Progress M-4 separates from its rocket and enters a 191 x 223 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination |
| 2001 Feb 26 |
19:00 |
Progress M-4 is in an orbit of 265 x 282 kilometres |
| 2001 Feb 28 |
09:49 |
Progress M-4 docks with the rear port of Zvezda - orbit is 373 x 385 kilometres |
| 2001 Mar 8 |
11:42 |
Space Shuttle Discovery launched from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-102 into orbit of 159 x 235 kilometres at 51.6 degrees inclination with crew consisting of Capt James D Wetherbee, USN (commander), Lt-Col James M Kelly, USAF (pilot), and mission specialists Andy Thomas and Paul Richards - as passengers, Discovery carries the ISS Expedition 2 crew consisting of Yuri Usachev (station commander), Col James S Voss, USA (ret'd) and Col Susan Helms, USAF |
| 2001 Mar 8 |
16:00 |
Discovery orbit is 233 x 273 kilometres |
| 2001 Mar 10 |
05:34 |
Originally planned time for docking of Discovery with the ISS - it is delayed by difficulty with one of the main solar panels which were turned edge-on to Discovery on its approach to minimise contamination from exhaust plumes - it will not latch in place as planned so the panel is rotated slightly in order that an alternative latch can be used |
| 2001 Mar 10 |
06:38 |
Discovery docks with PMA-2 on the forward-facing end of the Destiny module while over the southern Pacific Ocean near New Zealand - orbit is 371 x 381 kilometres |
| 2001 Mar 11 |
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Yuri Usachev contoured seat is fitted inside Soyuz TM-31 and he exchanges places aboard the ISS with yuri Gidzenko - he begins the handover routines with Bill Shepherd as relieving commander |
| 2001 Mar 11 |
05:12 |
Helms and Voss begin a space walk to prepare for removing PMA-3 in order that the Leonardo module may be attached to Destiny - they also move a cradle assembly from Discovery cargo bay to the outside of Destiny which will be used later to mount the Station own RMS, and fit a cable tray to the outside of Destiny - they spend the last hour of the spacewalk waiting inside the airlock while the PMA-3 adaptor is moved |
| 2001 Mar 11 |
14:08 |
Helms and Voss complete their space walk after 8 hrs 56 minutes - the longest space walk in Shuttle history |
| 2001 Mar 12 |
03:37 |
Thomas attaches the RMS to Italian built Leonardo logistics module in Discovery cargo bay |
| 2001 Mar 12 |
04:10 |
Using the RMS, Thomas lifts Leonardo from Discovery cargo bay |
| 2001 Mar 12 |
06:02 |
Leonardo is firmly connected to Unity downward-facing Common Berthing Mechanism |
| 2001 Mar 12 |
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James Voss contoured seat is fitted inside Soyuz TM-31 and he exchanges places aboard the ISS with Sergei Krikalyov |
| 2001 Mar 13 |
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The ISS crew begins moving the five tonnes of equipment racks from inside Leonardo for re-fitting into the Destiny laboratory module |
| 2001 Mar 13 |
05:23 |
Richards and Thomas start a space walk to add various items of equipment to the outside of the ISS including power cables for the upcoming RMS - they also move to the top of the tower on the Z-1 Truss in order to activate a latch on one of the solar panels |
| 2001 Mar 13 |
11:44 |
Richards and Thomas complete their space walk after 6 hrs 21 mins - they then remain inside the airlock while it is depressurised for a short period as part of a Shuttle systems test |
| 2001 Mar 14 |
06:00 |
Susan Helms' contoured seat is fitted inside Soyuz TM-31 and she exchanges places with Bill Shepherd - the crew exchange is complete but Shepherd remains commander of the ISS for the time being |
| 2001 Mar 15 |
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Discovery manoeuvring engines are fired repeatedly over a period of fifty minutes in order to raise the ISS orbit to 372 x 389 kilometres - this re-boost is 24 hours earlier than planned due to a need to move the ISS away from the orbit taken up by a 5 kg foot restraint which floated out of the cargo bay during the space walk 2000 March 11 |
| 2001 Mar 16 |
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For a second time, Discovery manoeuvring engines are fired repeatedly over a period of one hour - this raises the ISS orbit to 377 x 390 kilometres |
| 2001 Mar 18 |
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Compitations show that, through atmospheric drag, Mir's orbit will have reached a low-enough altitude for de-orbiting 2001 Mar 23 |
| 2001 Mar 18 |
10:40 |
Using the RMS, Thomas detaches Leonardo from Unity - the event has been delayed four hours due to the crew having to check for air leaks around Unity hatch |
| 2001 Mar 18 |
12:08 |
Leonardo is locked down in Discovery cargo bay |
| 2001 Mar 19 |
02:32 |
The hatches between Discovery and the ISS are closed - Yuri Usachev, Expedition 2 commander is now in charge of the ISS |
| 2001 Mar 19 |
04:32 |
Discovery undocks from the International Space Station and conducts a fly-around inspection before moving away - Yuri Usachev, Expedition 2 commander is now in charge of the ISS |
| 2001 Mar 21 |
06:26 |
Discovery fires its OMS engines to initiate re-entry |
| 2001 Mar 21 |
07:31 |
Discovery lands on the Edward Air Force Base Runway |
| 2001 Mar 21 |
07:32 |
Wheel stop - Discovery mission is over and the ISS crew exchange between Expedition 1 and Expedition 2 has been completed |
| 2001 Mar 23 |
00:32 |
Mir orbit is 212 x 217 kilometres at 51.6 degrees inclination - Progress M1-5 fires its manoeuvring thrusters for 21 minutes to begin the de-orbit process |
| 2001 Mar 23 |
02:01 |
Mir orbit is 190 x 219 kilometres - Progress M1-5 fires its manoeuvring thrusters for a further 23 minutes |
| 2001 Mar 23 |
05:07 |
Mir orbit is 151 x 215 kilometres - Progress M1-5 fires its manoeuvring thrusters and its main thrust chamber for a further 23 minutes and ensure re-entry |
| 2001 Mar 23 |
05:43 |
Re-entry heating starts the burn-up of Mir |
| 2001 Mar 23 |
05:48 |
Mir is a little over 80 kilometres above the Earth and is sheathed in glowing plasma generated by frictional heating - passage of the individual modules, which have separated from each other, is observed from the ground in Fiji |
| 2001 Mar 23 |
05:50 |
Burning fragmentsof Mir are seen from Fiji |
| 2001 Mar 23 |
05:59 |
Any major surviving fragments of the Mir Complex hit the Pacific Ocean surface near 40 degrees South, 160 degrees West |
| 2001 Mar 23 |
06:04 |
Fragments of Mir - possibly as much as 25 tonnes of debris - impact in the southern Pacific Ocean |
| 2001 Apr 4 |
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The thrusters of Progress M-4 are fired briefly under control of Zvezda computers as a test |
| 2001 Apr 10 |
16:05 |
Atlantis docks with the PMA-2 Adaptor at the forward-facing end of Destiny - orbit is 384 x 388 kilometres |
| 2001 Apr 10 |
18:07 |
The hatches between Atlantis and the International Space Station are opened |
| 2001 Apr 16 |
08:48 |
Progress M1-4 undocks from Zarya and moves away from the ISS |
| 2001 Apr 16 |
13:23 |
Progress M1-4 fires its rocket engine, re-enters the Earth atmosphere and burns up as a result of frictional heating |
| 2001 Apr 18 |
12:40 |
Soyuz TM-31 undocks from the downward-facing port of Zvezda with the Shepherd, Gidzenko and Krikalyov aboard |
| 2001 Apr 18 |
13:01 |
Soyuz TM-31 docks with the aft port on Zarya - this leaves clearance for the upcoming STS-100 crew to dock the Rafaello logistics module |
| 2001 Apr 19 |
18:40 |
Space Shuttle Endeavour launched from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-100 into orbit of 200 x 317 kilometres at 51.6 degrees inclination with crew consisting of Capt Kent V Rominger, USN (commander), Capt Jeffrey S Ashby, USN (pilot), and mission specialists Col Chris Hadfield, Canadian Air Force, Dr John L Phillips, Dr Scott Parazynski, Dr Umbert Guidoni, ESA, and Lt-Col Yuri V Lonchakov, Russian Air Force - as passengers |
| 2001 Apr 21 |
01:59 |
Endeavour docks with PMA-2 on the forward-facing end of the Destiny module - orbit is 371 x 381 kilometres |
| 2001 Apr 22 |
11:45 |
Parazynski and Hadfield start a space walk to install a new UHF antenna on the outside of Destiny and to begin the transfer of the Canadarm-2 robotic arm from Endeavour to the ISS - after the arm is extended from its mounting point on Endeavour and clamped to a cradle on the outside of Destiny , they connect power and control cables to the ISS end of the arm |
| 2001 Apr 22 |
18:53 |
On board the ISS , Voss and Helms conduct the first test of the Station new robotic arm by moving it slightly under remote control |
| 2001 Apr 22 |
18:55 |
Parazynski and Hadfield complete their space walk after 7 hrs 10 min |
| 2001 Apr 23 |
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ISS orbit is 374 x 391 kilometres - a series of thruster firings by Endeavour over a one hour period raises it to 377 x 395 kilometres |
| 2001 Apr 23 |
09:25 |
The hatches between Endeavour and Unity are opened and the visiting and residential crews meet for the first time |
| 2001 Apr 23 |
11:13 |
One end of Canadarm-2 is moved from it pallet aboard Endeavour |
| 2001 Apr 23 |
14:16 |
The free end of Canadarm-2 is attached to a power and data hookup point on Unity |
| 2001 Apr 23 |
14:58 |
Using the Shuttle RMS, Parazynski lifts Rafaello from Discovery cargo bay |
| 2001 Apr 23 |
16:00 |
Rafaello logistics module is firmly connected to Destiny downward-facing Common Berthing Mechanism, having been lifted out of Endeavour cargo by by the Shuttle robot arm |
| 2001 Apr 23 |
19:26 |
The hatches between Endeavour and Unity are closed to allow the internal pressure of the Orbiter to be lowered in preparation for a second space walk |
| 2001 Apr 24 |
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The crew of the ISS starts moving equipment from Rafaello into Destiny |
| 2001 Apr 24 |
12:34 |
Parazynski and Hadfield start a space walk to complete electrical connections on the Canadarm-2, remove an aerial from the Early Communications System and move some other equipment - during the operation a cover from an electrical box is lost when it drifts away from Hadfield and lodges on the outside of the station (subsequently retrieved 2001 Dec 10 during the STS-108 mission ) |
| 2001 Apr 24 |
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mission planners decide that a third scheduled space walk on April 26 will not be needed |
| 2001 Apr 24 |
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After he crew has retired for the night, mission Control detects that one of the ISS command and control computers has gone offline |
| 2001 Apr 24 |
20:15 |
Parazynski and Hadfield complete their space walk after 7 hrs 40 min |
| 2001 Apr 24 |
22:15 |
Endeavour crew returns to the ISS |
| 2001 Apr 25 |
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The ISS crew and mission Control work on the computer problem - planned work with the new robot arm is postponed until April 26 |
| 2001 Apr 26 |
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mission planners decide to extend Endeavour docked time with the ISS by two days to 30 April - Russia refuses a corresponding delay in the upcoming Soyuz TM-32 launch - NASA aims for a departure on April 29 but Russia agrees that the Soyuz TM-32 docking can be delayed if necessary |
| 2001 Apr 26 |
07:00 |
Soyuz TM-32 and its launching rocket are transferred from the assembly building to the launch pad |
| 2001 Apr 26 |
08:45 |
The ISS command and control computer is back on line |
| 2001 Apr 27 |
19:30 |
A second series of thruster firings by Endeavour results in an orbit of 381 x 404 kilometres - the firing was over a longer period than originally planned due to postponement of thruster firings on Apr 25 following the computer problem |
| 2001 Apr 27 |
20:03 |
Using the Shuttle RMS, Rafaello is detached from Unity |
| 2001 Apr 27 |
20:59 |
Rafaello is locked down in Endeavour cargo bay |
| 2001 Apr 28 |
07:37 |
Soyuz TM-32 spacecraft launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz-U rocket, carrying a Soyuz 'Taxi' crew consisting of Talbat Musabeyev (commander), Yuri Baturin (Flight Engineer), and Dennis Tito (private US citizen) into an orbit of 182 x 231 kilometers at 51.6 degrees inclination |
| 2001 Apr 28 |
14:30 |
Soyuz TM-32 orbit is 254 x 326 kilometres |
| 2001 Apr 28 |
20:44 |
The ISS Canadarm-2 is used in a joint test with the Canadarm installed on Endeavour - Endeavour arm lifts a Spacelab pallet out of the cargo bay and passes it to the arm on the space station |
| 2001 Apr 28 |
21:02 |
The ISS arm passes the Spacelab pallet back to Endeavour arm which then re-berths it in the cargo bay |
| 2001 Apr 29 |
14:41 |
Hatches between the ISS and Endeavour are closed for the last time on mission STS-100 |
| 2001 Apr 29 |
17:34 |
Endeavour undocks from the International Space Station and conducts a fly-around inspection and films the Station using an IMAX camera |
| 2001 Apr 29 |
18:28 |
A short firing of Endeavour thrusters causes it to move away from the ISS |
| 2001 Apr 30 |
07:58 |
Soyuz TM-32 docks with the downward-facing docking port on Zarya - orbit is 381 x 403 kilometres |
| 2001 Apr 30 |
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The Soyuz TM-32 crew switches the contoured couches between their vehicle and Soyuz TM-31 - Soyuz TM-32 is now the Station operational emergency return vehicle |
| 2001 May 1 |
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Two landing opportunities for Endeavour at the Kennedy Space Center are waved off due to weather, controllers decide to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California |
| 2001 May 1 |
15:02 |
Endeavour fires its OMS engines to initiate re-entry |
| 2001 May 1 |
16:10 |
Endeavour lands on the Edward Air Force Base Runway |
| 2001 May 1 |
16:11 |
Wheel stop - Endeavour mission is over |
| 2001 May 6 |
02:21 |
Soyuz TM-31 undocks from the ISS with Musabeyev, Baturin and Tito aboard - ISS orbit is 379 x 402 kilometres |
| 2001 May 6 |
04:47 |
Soyuz TM-31 fires its retro rockets to initiate re-entry |
| 2001 May 6 |
05:41 |
Soyuz TM-31 lands in an area north-north-east of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan |
| 2001 May 9 |
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Endeavour begins a flight from Edwards Air Force Base to the Kennedy Space Centre attached to NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) |
| 2001 May 10 |
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The ISS crew starts its first weekly check of the operation of Canadarm-2 |
| 2001 May 20 |
21:32 |
Progress M1-6 cargo supply ship launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Complex 1 by Soyuz-FG rocket into orbit of 188 x 218 kilometres - it carries 1.3 tonnes of cargo and 1.2 tonnes of propellant (900 kg of which is for replenishing Zvezda tanks) |
| 2001 May 21 |
06:30 |
Progress M1-6 orbit is 270 x 317 kilometers |
| 2001 May 23 |
00:23 |
Under the control of mission Control Centre - Moscow, Progress M1-6 docks with the rear-facing port of Zvezda , recently cleared by the departure of Soyuz TM-31 - ISS orbit is 374 x 398 kilometres |
| 2001 May 30 |
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NASA announces that the next Shuttle mission (STS-104) has been potponed from June 14 to July 7 in order to allow trouble-shooting on Canadarm-2 to be completed |
| 2001 Jun 8 |
13:21 |
Usachev and Voss start a space walk 'inside' Zvezda multi-way docking unit - they remove the flat-faced hatch on the downward facing docking port and replace it with the conical hatch removed from the forward port after docking with Zarya - the downward-facing port can now be used for docking the 'Pirs ' joint airlock and docking compartment |
| 2001 Jun 8 |
14:07 |
Usachev and Voss seal Zvezda external hatch and complete their space walk after 19 minutes (half the planned time) |
| 2001 Jul 5 |
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Crew of the ISS enters Quest for the first time, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and starts work on its internal activation |
| 2001 Jul 12 |
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Progress M-SO1 shipped from Moscow to Baikonur ready for launching the 'Pirs ' airlock/docking unit to the ISS |
| 2001 Jul 12 |
09:03 |
Space Shuttle Atlantis launched from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-104 into orbit of 157 x 235 kilometres at 51.6 degrees inclination with crew consisting of Lt-Col Steven W Lindsey, USAF (commander), Major Charles O Hobaugh USMC (pilot), and mission specialists Dr Michael L Gernhardt, Dr Janet L Kavandi and Dr James F Reilly |
| 2001 Jul 13 |
06:00 |
Atlantis orbit is 237 x 307 kilometres |
| 2001 Jul 14 |
03:08 |
Atlantis docks with PMA-2 on the forward-facing end of Destiny - orbit is 367 x 389 kilometres |
| 2001 Jul 15 |
03:10 |
Gernhardt and Reilly begin a space walk from Atlantis to remove an insulation cover from the Quest airlock - berthed in the Atlantis cargo bay - and to attach external fitting for later location of air tanks |
| 2001 Jul 15 |
05:10 |
Under the control of Susan Helms aboard the ISS , the Station remote manipulator arm is used to lift Quest from the Atlantis cargo bay |
| 2001 Jul 15 |
07:40 |
Quest is attached to Destiny downward-facing Common Berthing Mechanism - Gernhardt and Reilly then make power connections for Quest heating system |
| 2001 Jul 15 |
09:09 |
Gernhardt and Reilly complete their space walk after 5 hrs 59 min |
| 2001 Jul 16 |
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Hatches between Atlantis and the ISS are open for a period to allow joint work between the crews |
| 2001 Jul 17 |
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A series of thruster firings by Atlantis over a one hour period raises the orbit to 372 x 390 kilometres |
| 2001 Jul 18 |
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mission managers decide to extend Atlantis stay with the ISS by one day in order to catch up some lost time caused by a water leak in Quest |
| 2001 Jul 18 |
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A second series of thruster firings by Atlantis raises the orbit to 381 x 397 kilometres |
| 2001 Jul 18 |
03:04 |
After a half hour delay due to a computer glitch with the ISS command and control system, Gernhardt and Reilly begin a second space walk from Atlantis to oversee attachment of oxygen and nitrogen tanks to Quest - two oxygen tanks and one nitrogen tank were moved using the Station Canadarm-2 remote manipulator |
| 2001 Jul 18 |
09:33 |
Gernhardt and Reilly complete their space walk after 6 hrs 29 min |
| 2001 Jul 21 |
04:35 |
Gernhardt and Reilly begin their third space walk, and the first ever exit from the ISS , to attach the last of two nitrogen tanks to Quest, assisted by Canadarm-2 - they also checked out a connection on the Truss holding the solar arrays but failed to find the cause of unusual power readings |
| 2001 Jul 21 |
08:37 |
Gernhardt and Reilly complete their space walk after 4 hrs 2 min |
| 2001 Jul 22 |
02:00 |
Hatches between the ISS and Atlantis are closed |
| 2001 Jul 22 |
04:54 |
Atlantis undocks from the ISS and begins a fly-round |
| 2001 Jul 22 |
06:14 |
A short firing of Atlantis thrusters causes it to move away from the ISS |
| 2001 Jul 22 |
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The first in a series of short firings of the Progress M1-6 thrusters is used to make a minor adjustment of the inclination of the ISS orbit |
| 2001 Jul 24 |
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Two landing opportunities for Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center are waved off due to weather |
| 2001 Jul 25 |
02:32 |
Atlantis fires its OMS engines to initiate re-entry |
| 2001 Jul 25 |
03:38 |
Atlantis lands on the Kennedy Space Center Runway |
| 2001 Jul 25 |
03:39 |
Wheel stop - Atlantis mission is over |
| 2001 Aug 10 |
21:10 |
Space Shuttle Discovery launched from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-105 into orbit of 155 x 233 kilometres at 51.6 degrees inclination with crew consisting of Col Scott J Horowit,z USAF (commander), Lt-Col Frederick W Sturchow, USMC (pilot), mission specialists Dr Daniel T Barry and Lt-Col Patrick G Forrester, USN - Discovery also carries the ISS Expedition 3 crew consisting of Capt Frank L Culbertson USN rt'd (station commander), Lt-Col Vladimir Dezhurov, Russian Air Force and Mikhail Tyurin of Rosaviakosmos |
| 2001 Aug 12 |
18:42 |
Discovery docks with PMA-2 on the forward-facing end of Destiny while over the Indian Ocean - orbit is 384 x 399 kilometres |
| 2001 Aug 12 |
19:05 |
After a short delay due to a problem with the docking mechanism, Discovery is properly connected to the ISS |
| 2001 Aug 12 |
20:41 |
The hatch between Discovery and the ISS is opened |
| 2001 Aug 13 |
15:55 |
Logistics module Leonardo is attached to the the downward-facing common berthing mechanism on Destiny after it has been lifted out of the Discovery cargo bay using Discovery manipulator arm |
| 2001 Aug 13 |
18:47 |
Hatches between Destiny and Leonardo are opened |
| 2001 Aug 13 |
19:13 |
The crew completes transfer of the Expedition 3 contoured seats into Soyuz TM-32, the Station is then officially 'handed over' to Expedition 3 |
| 2001 Aug 14 |
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The crew works on unloading Leonardo and uploading new software into Zvezda computer system |
| 2001 Aug 14 |
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A series of thruster firings by Discovery raises the ISS orbit by 3 kilometres |
| 2001 Aug 15 |
12:10 |
The Expedition 3 crew delivers speeches to commemorate Zarya 1000th day in orbit |
| 2001 Aug 15 |
13:56 |
Barry and Forrester start a space walk to attach an ammonium coolant reservoir the Staions cooling systems to the ISS hull, and to attach an experiment containing 750 material samples for studying the effects of long exposure to space |
| 2001 Aug 15 |
20:12 |
Barry & Forrester complete their space walk after 6 hrs 16 min |
| 2001 Aug 15 |
21:52 |
Hatches between Discovery and the ISS are closed in order to lower the air pressure inside the Shuttle prior to a space walk |
| 2001 Aug 17 |
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A series of thruster firings by Discovery over a one hour period raises the ISS orbit further - it is now 391 x 402 kilometres |
| 2001 Aug 18 |
13:42 |
Barry and Forrester start a space walk to lay out heater cables and install handrails on the outside of Destiny - this in preparation for installation of a new truss on a later mission |
| 2001 Aug 18 |
19:11 |
Barry & Forrester complete their space walk after 5 hrs 29 min |
| 2001 Aug 19 |
01:00 |
Progress M-4 and its launching rocket are rolled-out to the launch pad at Baikonur |
| 2001 Aug 19 |
19:15 |
Leonardo is returned to Discovery cargo bay after being lifted away from Destiny using the Shuttle remote manipulator arm |
| 2001 Aug 20 |
12:00 |
Hatches between Discovery and the ISS are closed |
| 2001 Aug 20 |
14:52 |
Discovery undocks from the ISS and begins a fly-round |
| 2001 Aug 20 |
18:29 |
A 'Getaway Special' payload - Simplesat is deployed from Discovery cargo bay - its purpose is to demonstrate Global Positioning System attitude control and pointing in free flight |
| 2001 Aug 20 |
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The ISS crew activates Progress M1-6 prior to its departure and seals the hatch from the ISS |
| 2001 Aug 21 |
09:23 |
Progress M-4 cargo supply ship launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Complex 1 by Soyuz rocket into orbit of 188 x 218 kilometres - it carries 1.73 tonnes of cargo and 890kg of propellant (most of which is for replenishing Zvezda tanks) |
| 2001 Aug 22 |
06:01 |
Progress M1-6 undocks from the ISS , leaving Zvezda rear port available for further dockings |
| 2001 Aug 22 |
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Progress M1-6 fires its onboard engine and re-enters the Earth atmosphere to burn up over the Pacific Ocean |
| 2001 Aug 22 |
17:15 |
Discovery fires its OMS engines to initiate re-entry |
| 2001 Aug 22 |
18:22 |
Discovery lands on the Kennedy Space Center runway |
| 2001 Aug 22 |
18:23 |
Wheel stop - Discovery mission is over and the ISS crew exchange between Expedition 2 and Expedition 3 has been completed |
| 2001 Aug 23 |
09:51 |
Under ground control - Progress M-4 docks with the rear port of Zvezda , seven minutes earlier than planned |
| 2001 Sep 13 |
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Progress M-SO1 and its launching rocket are rolled out to the launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| 2001 Sep 14 |
23:35 |
Progress M-SO1 launched from Baikonur by Soyuz-U rocket into an orbit of 189 x 214 kilometres at 51.6 degrees inclination - Progress M-SO1 consists of a standard Progress Instrument Unit and control systems with the ISS Pirs (Pier) combined docking unit and airlock replacing the usual tanker and orbital modules |
| 2001 Sep 15 |
06:00 |
Progress M-SO1 orbit is 244 x 262 kilometres |
| 2001 Sep 17 |
01:05 |
Progress M-SO1 docks with Zvezda downward-facing port and, in the process, attaches Pirs to the ISS - orbit is 384 x 395 kilometres |
| 2001 Sep 26 |
15:30 |
The Instrument Unit of Progress M-SO1 detaches from Pirs , leaving the docking/airlock module attached to the ISS |
| 2001 Sep 26 |
23:30 |
After firing its rocket motor, the Progress M-SO1 Instrument Unit re-enters the atmosphere above the Pacific Ocean and burns up |
| 2001 Oct 8 |
14:23 |
Dezhurov and Tyurin begin a space walk from Pirs to fit it with external hand rails, connect cables to an EVA communications system, install a trela' crane similar to the one used on Mir, and to install a 'Kurs' rendezvous unit to allow its use for future docking by Soyuz and Progress vehicles |
| 2001 Oct 8 |
19:22 |
Dezhorov and Tyurin complete their space walk after 4 hr 59 min |
| 2001 Oct 15 |
08:12 |
Dezhurov and Tyurin begin a space walk from Pirs to install Japanese and Russian long-term exposure experiment on Zvezda and to attach a 'Kodak' logo to the station in place of a Russian flag |
| 2001 Oct 15 |
13:52 |
Dezhorov and Tyurin complete their space walk after 5 hr 40 min |
| 2001 Oct 19 |
01:00 |
Soyuz TM-33 and its launching rocket are rolled out to the launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| 2001 Oct 19 |
10:48 |
The Expedition 3 crew undocks Soyuz TM-32 from Zarya and moves it to the new docking port on Pirs |
| 2001 Oct 19 |
11:04 |
Soyuz TM-32 re-docks with the Pirs module |
| 2001 Oct 21 |
08:59 |
Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz-U rocket, carrying a Soyuz 'Taxi' crew consisting of Viktor Afanasiev (commander), Claudie Hagniere of ESA (Flight Engineer no 1), and Konstantin Kozeyev of the Energia Space Corporation (flight engineer no 2) |
| 2001 Oct 21 |
15:30 |
Soyuz TM-33 orbit is 247 x 301 kilometres |
| 2001 Oct 23 |
10:44 |
Soyuz TM-33 docks with the downward-facing port of Zarya - orbit is 388 x 399 kilometres at 51.6 degrees inclination |
| 2001 Oct 23 |
12:16 |
Hatches between Soyuz TM-33 and the ISS are opened |
| 2001 Oct 31 |
01:38 |
With the Soyuz TM-33 crew aboard, Soyuz TM-32 undocks from Pirs |
| 2001 Oct 31 |
04:04 |
Soyuz TM-32 fires its retro rockets to initiate re-entry |
| 2001 Oct 31 |
04:59 |
Soyuz TM-32 lands 180 kilometres south-east of Dzhezhkazghan in Kazakhstan |
| 2001 Nov 12 |
21:41 |
Culbertson & Dezhurov start a space walk from Pirs in order to connect seven telemetry cables for the'Kurs' radio-guided approach and docking system, to inspect a solar panel on Zvezda that had not unfolded properly after launch (though there is no significant impact on power supplies), and to test trela' |
| 2001 Nov 13 |
02:46 |
Culbertson and Dezhurov complete their space walk after 6 hr 5 min |
| 2001 Nov 22 |
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Progress M-4 undocks from Zvezda and later fires its rocket motor in order to re-enter and burn up over the Pacific Ocean |
| 2001 Nov 26 |
18:24 |
Progress M1-7 cargo supply ship launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz-FG rocket - it carries 2.4 tonnes of supplies, including propellant for replenishing Zvezda tanks |
| 2001 Nov 27 |
01:00 |
Progress M1-7 orbit is 270 x 317 kilometers |
| 2001 Nov 28 |
19:43 |
Under the control of mission Control Centre - Moscow, Progress M1-7 docks with the rear-facing port of Zvezda , recently cleared by the departure of Progress M-4 - the docking does not produce a seal between the two spacecraft - ISS orbit is 386 x 397 kilometres |
| 2001 Nov 30 |
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Russian engineers identify an obstruction in the Zvezda docking port from a tv recording made during departure of Progress M-4 - it a sealing ring that has detached from the earlier spacecraft |
| 2001 Nov 30 |
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NASA decides to delay launch of the STS-108 mission until Progress M1-7 is properly docked |
| 2001 Dec 3 |
13:20 |
Dezhurov and Tyurin begin space walk from Pirs to remove the obstruction to the Progress M1-7 docking - they cut away the offending seal and pull it free |
| 2001 Dec 3 |
14:54 |
Docking of Progress M1-7 is completed and the docking interface seals properly |
| 2001 Dec 3 |
16:06 |
Dezhurov and Tyurin complete their space walk after 2 hr 46 min |
| 2001 Dec 4 |
22:40 |
Endeavour is ready to launch at the T-5 minute hold point pending weather checks |
| 2001 Dec 4 |
22:44 |
Launch of Endeavour is postponed for one day - launch is not possible because of weather conditions in the event of a Return-To -Launch-Site abort |
| 2001 Dec 5 |
22:19 |
Space Shuttle Endeavour launched from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-108 into orbit of 225 x 230 kilometres at 51.6 degrees inclination with crew consisting of Capt Dominic L Gorie, USN (commander), Lt-Cdr Mark E Kelly, USN (pilot), mission specialists Dr Linda M Godwin and Daniel M Tani - Endeavour also carries the ISS Expedition 4 crew consisting of Col Yuri I Onufrienko, Russian Air Force (station commander), Col Carl E Wal,z USAF and Capt Daniel W Bursch, USN |
| 2001 Dec 6 |
02:00 |
Endeavour orbit is 234 x 384 kilometres |
| 2001 Dec 7 |
20:03 |
Endeavour docks with the PMA-2 Adaptor at the forward-facing end of Destiny but the vehicles do not latch because of a slight misalignment in the docking units |
| 2001 Dec 7 |
20:51 |
Endeavour docking with the ISS is completed - orbit is 370 x 383 kilometres |
| 2001 Dec 7 |
22:43 |
Hatches are opened between Endeavour and the ISS - Endeavour cargo include 6,000 US flags for distribution to heroes and families involved in the 2001 Sep 11 attack on the World Trade Center |
| 2001 Dec 8 |
17:01 |
Logistics module Rafaello is unberthed from Endeavour cargo bay using the Shuttle remote manipulator system |
| 2001 Dec 8 |
17:55 |
Rafaello is docked with the common berthing mechanism on the underside of Destiny |
| 2001 Dec 8 |
22:11 |
The crew completes transfer of the Expedition 4 contoured seats into Soyuz TM-33, the Station is then officially 'handed over' to Expedition 4 |
| 2001 Dec 9 |
01:30 |
The hatch between Destiny and Rafaello is opened and the crew begins transferring equipment |
| 2001 Dec 9 |
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A series of thruster firings by Endeavour over a one hour period raises the ISS orbit - it is now 374 x 385 kilometres |
| 2001 Dec 10 |
00:43 |
Hatches between the ISS and Endeavour are sealed in order to allow the shuttle air pressure to be reduced prior to a space walk |
| 2001 Dec 10 |
17:52 |
Godwin & Tani start a space walk to install insulation around the top of the ISS truss structure, they also made an attempt to secure one of four legs that brace the starboard station array but were unable to close the latch (open since the array was installed) - they retrieved the errant electrical cover (lost during 2001 Apr 24 during the STS-100 mission ), and positioned two switches to be retrieved and installed during the upcoming STS-110 mission |
| 2001 Dec 10 |
22:04 |
Godwin and Tani complete their space walk after 4 hr 12 min |
| 2001 Dec 10 |
23:55 |
Hatches between the ISS and Endeavour are re-opened after the space walk |
| 2001 Dec 11 |
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mission mangers inform the crew of Endeavour that their mission has been extended by one day from Dec 14 in order to assist with additional maintenance tasks on the station, including work on a treadmill and air compressor in Zvezda |
| 2001 Dec 11 |
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A second series of thruster firings by Endeavour raises the ISS orbit - it is now 378 x 386 kilometres |
| 2001 Dec 12 |
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A third series of thruster firings by Endeavour raises the ISS orbit - it is now 388 x 390 kilometres |
| 2001 Dec 14 |
22:44 |
Rafaello is re-berthed in Endeavour cargo bay |
| 2001 Dec 15 |
13:16 |
Hatches between the ISS and Endeavour are closed prior to the shuttle departure |
| 2001 Dec 15 |
14:55 |
A 20 minute firing sequence using Endeavour thrusters raises the ISS orbit by 1 kilometre and ensures that a thirty year old spent Russian rocket increases its predicted miss distance from 5 kilometres to 40 kilometres |
| 2001 Dec 15 |
17:28 |
Endeavour undocks from the ISS and begins a fly-round - Endeavour then fires its thrusters and moves away |
| 2001 Dec 16 |
15:00 |
Endeavour deploys a 'Getaway Special' satellite STARSHINE 2 from its cargo bay |
| 2001 Dec 17 |
16:50 |
Endeavour fires its OMS engines to initiate re-entry |
| 2001 Dec 17 |
17:55 |
Endeavour lands on the Kennedy Space Center runway |
| 2001 Dec 17 |
17:56 |
Wheel stop - Endeavour mission is over and the ISS crew exchange between Expedition 3 and Expedition 4 has been completed |
