MISSION:
STS-104
-- 10th
ISS Flight (7A) - Airlock |
Vehicle |
Atlantis/OV-104 |
Location |
Shuttle Landing
Facility |
KSC Launch Date/Time |
July 12, 2001
at 5:03:59 a.m. EDT |
KSC Landing Date/Time |
July 24, 2001 at 11:39
p.m. EDT |
Mission Duration |
12 days, 18 hours,
36 minutes |
Crew |
Lindsey, Hobaugh, Kavandi,
Gernhardt, Reilly |
Orbital Insertion Altitude
and Inclination |
122 nautical miles
/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous notes) |
Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down tonight on KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15 completing its 13-day mission to deliver the new airlock to the International Space Station. Landing occurred on the first opportunity at 11:39 p.m. EDT (July 24). Through the evening, mission managers and forecasters were treated to near perfect weather conditions for the ending of the year’s fourth Shuttle mission.
Atlantis will be towed to the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2 at about 5 a.m. Wednesday and soon begin processing for its next mission to the International Space Station slated for launch early next year. The five-member crew was lead by Commander Steven Lindsey.
Unofficial landing times are:
Main gear touchdown -- 11:38:55 p.m. EDT (12 days, 18 hours, 34 minutes, 56 seconds)
Nose gear touchdown -- 11:39:10 p.m. EDT (12 days, 18 hours, 35 minutes, 11 seconds)
Wheels stop --------------- 11:40:38 p.m. EDT (12 days, 18 hours, 36 minutes, 39 seconds)
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