Manned Spaceflights - 2001

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Flight Launch Landing Name Country   Parameters
STS-98 February 7, 2001
(23:13 GMT)
February 20, 2001
(20:33 GMT)
Commander: Kenneth Cockrell
(4th Flight) (NASA Group 13)
USA M Perigee: 328 km
Apogee: 328 km
Inclination: 51.6°
203 orbits
3 spacewalks
Launch Pad 39A
Kennedy Space Center,
Florida
47th landing at
Edwards Air Force Base,
California (Runway 22)
Pilot: Mark Polansky
(1st Flight) (NASA Group 16)
USA M
Mission Specialist 1: Robert Curbeam
(2nd Flight) (NASA Group 15)
USA M
Space Shuttle
Atlantis
(OV-104)
(23rd Mission)
Docked with ISS
February 9, 2001

(16:51 GMT) (PMA-3)
Undocked from ISS
February 16, 2001

(14:06 GMT) (PMA-3)
Mission Specialist 2: Marsha Ivins
(5th Flight) (NASA Group 10)
USA F Time
12 days
20 hours
20 minutes
Mission Specialist 3: Thomas Jones
(4th Flight) (NASA Group 13)
USA M

STS-102 March 8, 2001
(11:42 GMT)
March 21, 2001
(07:31 GMT)
Commander: James Wetherbee
(5th Flight) (NASA Group 10)
USA M Perigee: 320 km
Apogee: 320 km
Inclination: 51.6°
201 orbits
Pilot: James Kelly
(1st Flight) (NASA Group 16)
USA M
Mission Specialist 1: Andrew Thomas
(3rd Flight) (NASA Group 14)
USA M
Mission Specialist 2: Paul Richards
(1st Flight) (NASA Group 16)
USA M
ISS 2 Commander: Yuri Usachyov
(2nd Flight) (NPOE Detachment - Group 9)
(Down - STS-105) (167 days 6 hours 41 minutes)
Russia M
Launch Pad 39B
Kennedy Space Center,
Florida
54th landing at
Kennedy Space Center,
Florida (Runway 15)
ISS 2 Flight Engineer 1: James Voss
(5th Flight) (NASA Group 12)
(Down - STS-105) (167 days 6 hours 41 minutes)
USA M STS-102 Crew
2 spacewalks
ISS 2 Flight Engineer 2: Susan Helms
(5th Flight) (NASA Group 13)
(Down - STS-105) (167 days 6 hours 41 minutes)
USA F ISS Crew 2
1 spacewalk
Space Shuttle
Discovery
(OV-103)
(29th Mission)
Docked with ISS
March 10, 2001

(06:38 GMT) (PMA-2)
Undocked from ISS
March 19, 2001

(04:32 GMT) (PMA-2)
Backup ISS Crew 2: Yuri Onufriyenko Russia M Time
12 days
19 hours
49 minutes
Backup ISS Crew 2: Daniel Bursch USA M
Backup ISS Crew 2: Carl Walz USA M

STS-100 April 19, 2001
(18:40 GMT)
May 1, 2001
(16:10 GMT)
Commander: Kent Rominger
(5th Flight) (NASA Group 14)
USA M Perigee: 320 km
Apogee: 320 km
Inclination: 51.6°
186 orbits
2 spacewalks
Pilot: Jeffrey Ashby
(2nd Flight) (NASA Group 15)
USA M
Mission Specialist 1: Chris Hadfield
(2nd Flight) (CSA Group 2) (NASA Group 14)
Canada M
Launch Pad 39A
Kennedy Space Center,
Florida
48th landing at
Edwards Air Force Base,
California (Runway 22)
Mission Specialist 2: John Phillips
(1st Flight) (NASA Group 16)
USA M
Mission Specialist 3: Scott Parazynski
(4th Flight) (NASA Group 14)
USA M
Space Shuttle
Endeavour
(OV-105)
(16th Mission)
Docked with ISS
April 21, 2001

(01:59 GMT) (PMA-2)
Undocked from ISS
April 29, 2001

(17:34 GMT) (PMA-2)
Mission Specialist 4: Umberto Guidoni
(2nd Flight) (EAC Group) (NASA Group 16)
Italy M Time
11 days
12 hours
54 minutes
Mission Specialist 5: Yuri Lonchakov
(1st Flight) (TsPK Detachment - Group 12)
Russia M

Soyuz TM-32
(7K-STM #206)
April 28, 2001
(07:37 GMT)
October 31, 2001
(04:59 GMT)
Commander: Talgat Musabayev
(3rd Flight) (TsPK Detachment - Group 11)
(Down - Soyuz TM-31) (7 days 22 hours 4 minutes)
Kazakhstan M Perigee: 193 km
Apogee: 247 km
Inclination: 51.6°
2,902 orbits
Site-1 (Launch Pad 5)
Baikonur Cosmodrome
180 km SW of Dzhezkazgan
(46° 44' 58" N, 69° 42' 58" E)
Flight Engineer: Yuri Baturin
(2nd Flight) (TsPK / VVS Detachment)
(Down - Soyuz TM-31) (7 days 22 hours 4 minutes)
Russia M
Docked with ISS
April 30, 2001

(07:58 GMT) (Zarya)
Undocked from ISS
October 31, 2001

(01:38 GMT) (Pirs)
Commercial Cosmonaut: Dennis Tito
(1st Flight) (Space Adventures Group 1)
(Down - Soyuz TM-31) (7 days 22 hours 4 minutes)
USA M Time
185 days
21 hours
22 minutes
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-U
Port Relocation
October 19, 2001

(10:48 GMT - 11:04 GMT) (Zarya to Pirs)
Backup Crew: Viktor Afanasiyev Russia M
Backup Crew: Konstantin Kozeyev Russia M

STS-104 July 12, 2001
(09:03 GMT)
July 25, 2001
(03:39 GMT)
Commander: Steven Lindsey
(3rd Flight) (NASA Group 15)
USA M Perigee: 444 km
Apogee: 444 km
Inclination: 51.6°
200 orbits
3 spacewalks
Launch Pad 39B
Kennedy Space Center,
Florida
55th landing at
Kennedy Space Center,
Florida (Runway 15)
Pilot: Charles Hobaugh
(1st Flight) (NASA Group 16)
USA M
Mission Specialist 1: Michael Gernhardt
(4th Flight) (NASA Group 14)
USA M
Space Shuttle
Atlantis
(OV-104)
(24th Mission)
Docked with ISS
July 14, 2001

(03:09 GMT) (PMA-2)
Undocked from ISS
July 22, 2001

(04:55 GMT) (PMA-2)
Mission Specialist 2: Janet Kavandi
(3rd Flight) (NASA Group 15)
USA F Time
12 days
18 hours
36 minutes
Mission Specialist 3: James Reilly
(2nd Flight) (NASA Group 15)
USA M

STS-105 August 10, 2001
(21:10 GMT)
August 22, 2001
(18:23 GMT)
Commander: Scott Horowitz
(4th Flight) (NASA Group 14)
USA M Perigee: 226 km
Apogee: 226 km
Inclination: 51.6°
186 orbits
Pilot: Frederick "Rick" Sturckow
(2nd Flight) (NASA Group 15)
USA M
Mission Specialist 1: Patrick Forrester
(1st Flight) (NASA Group 16)
USA M
Mission Specialist 2: Daniel Barry
(3rd Flight) (NASA Group 14)
USA M
ISS 3 Commander: Frank Culbertson
(3rd Flight) (NASA Group 10)
(Down - STS-108) (128 days 20 hours 45 minutes)
USA M
Launch Pad 39A
Kennedy Space Center,
Florida
56th landing at
Kennedy Space Center,
Florida (Runway 15)
ISS 3 Soyuz Pilot: Vladimir Dezhurov
(2nd Flight) (TsPK Detachment - Group 8)
(Down - STS-108) (128 days 20 hours 45 minutes)
Russia M STS-105 Crew
2 spacewalks
ISS 3 Flight Engineer: Mikhail Tyurin
(1st Flight) (NPOE Detachment - Group 11)
(Down - STS-108) (128 days 20 hours 45 minutes)
Russia M ISS Crew 3
4 spacewalks
Space Shuttle
Discovery
(OV-103)
(30th Mission)
Docked with ISS
August 12, 2001

(18:42 GMT) (PMA-2)
Undocked from ISS
August 20, 2001

(14:52 GMT) (PMA-2)
Backup ISS Crew 3: Valeri Korzun Russia M Time
11 days
21 hours
12 minutes
Backup ISS Crew 3: Sergei Treshchyov Russia M
Backup ISS Crew 3: Peggy Whitson USA F

Pirs
(Progress M-SO-1 #301)
September 14, 2001
(23:35 GMT)
Currently in orbit Pirs Docking Compartment
(International Space Station module)
Russia   Perigee: 192 km
Apogee: 233 km
Inclination: 51.6°
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-U
Site-1 (Launch Pad 5)
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Docked with ISS
September 17, 2001

(01:05 GMT) (Zvezda)
Currently in orbit

Soyuz TM-33
(7K-STM #207)
October 21, 2001
(08:59 GMT)
May 5, 2002
(03:51 GMT)
Commander: Viktor Afanasiyev
(4th Flight) (TsPK Detachment - Group 9)
(Down - Soyuz TM-32) (9 days 19 hours 59 minutes)
Russia M Perigee: 191 km
Apogee: 227 km
Inclination: 51.6°
3,057 orbits
Site-1 (Launch Pad 5)
Baikonur Cosmodrome
26 km SE of Arkalyk
(50° 2' N, 66° 59' E)
Flight Engineer: Konstantin Kozeyev
(1st Flight) (RKKE Detachment - Group 12)
(Down - Soyuz TM-32) (9 days 19 hours 59 minutes)
Russia M
Docked with ISS
October 23, 2001

(10:44 GMT) (Zarya)
Undocked from ISS
May 5, 2002

(00:31 GMT) (Pirs)
Flight Engineer: Claudie Haigneré
(2nd Flight) (EAC Group - Andromède Mission)
(Down - Soyuz TM-32) (9 days 19 hours 59 minutes)
France F Time
195 days
18 hours
52 minutes
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-U
Port Relocation
April 20, 2002

(09:16 GMT - 09:37 GMT) (Zarya to Pirs)
Backup Crew: Sergei Zalyotin Russia M
Backup Crew: Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya Russia F

STS-108 December 5, 2001
(22:19 GMT)
December 17, 2001
(17:55 GMT)
Commander: Dominic Gorie
(3rd Flight) (NASA Group 15)
USA M Perigee: 354 km
Apogee: 377 km
Inclination: 51.6°
186 orbits
Pilot: Mark Kelly
(1st Flight) (NASA Group 16)
USA M
Mission Specialist 1: Linda Godwin
(4th Flight) (NASA Group 11)
USA F
Mission Specialist 2: Daniel Tani
(1st Flight) (NASA Group 16)
USA M
ISS 4 Commander: Yuri Onufriyenko
(2nd Flight) (TsPK Detachment - Group 10)
(Down - STS-111) (195 days 19 hours 39 minutes)
Russia M
Launch Pad 39B
Kennedy Space Center,
Florida
57th landing at
Kennedy Space Center,
Florida (Runway 15)
ISS 4 Flight Engineer 1: Carl Walz
(4th Flight) (NASA Group 13)
(Down - STS-111) (195 days 19 hours 39 minutes)
USA M STS-108 Crew
1 spacewalk
ISS 4 Flight Engineer 2: Daniel Bursch
(4th Flight) (NASA Group 13)
(Down - STS-111) (195 days 19 hours 39 minutes)
USA M ISS Crew 4
3 spacewalks
Space Shuttle
Endeavour
(OV-105)
(17th Mission)
Docked with ISS
December 7, 2001

(20:03 GMT) (PMA-2)
Undocked from ISS
December 15, 2001

(17:28 GMT) (PMA-2)
Backup ISS Crew 4: Gennadi Padalka Russia M Time
11 days
19 hours
55 minutes
Backup ISS Crew 4: Michael Fincke USA M
Backup ISS Crew 4: Stephen Robinson USA M

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Updated - July 12, 2008