Launch from Cape Canaveral (
KSC); landing on Cape
Canaveral (
KSC). A
first launch attempt on August 09, 2001 was scrubbed due to bad weather at the
KSC in Florida.
Mission
ISS-11-7A.1.
The main purpose of STS-105 was the rotation of the International Space
Station crew and the delivery of supplies utilizing the Italian-built
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (
MPLM) Leonardo
on its second flight. Aboard Leonardo were six Resupply Stowage Racks, four
Resupply Stowage Platforms, and two new scientific experiment racks for the
station's U.S. laboratory Destiny. Another payload onboard is the Materials
International Space Station Experiments (
MISSE).
Following a two day solo flight the Discovery docked with the
ISS on
12.08.2001.
Culbertson,
Dezhurov and
Tyurin became as "
Expedition-3" the new resident crew of the
ISS. The
Expedition 2 with
Voss,
Helms
and
Usachyov returned to Earth with STS-105.
First
EVA by
Barry and
Forrester on 16.08.2001 (6h 16m) to attach an ammonia
servicing unit and two science experiment packages.
Second
EVA by
Barry and
Forrester on 18.08.2001 (5h 29m) to lay backup cables for
future assembly.
The landing was delayed one orbit due to rain showers
in Florida.
