STS-105 Day 5 Highlights
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- On Tuesday, August 14, 2001, 5:30 a.m. CDT, STS-105 MCC Status Report # 8
reports:
- Discovery's crewmembers, including their new Expedition Two crewmates
from the International Space Station, were awakened at 4:10
a.m. Central time to the theme from the movie, "Arthur", to
begin a day highlighted by the transfer of equipment and supplies to
the station from Discovery and from the pressurized cargo carrier the
shuttle brought into space.
- The wakeup music was for Discovery Commander Scott Horowitz from his
wife.
- The Expedition Two crew became members of Discovery's crew yesterday
after Expedition Three Commander Frank Culbertson and cosmonauts
Mikhail Tyurin and Vladimir Dezhurov transferred their personal seat
liners to the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the station, officially
beginning the third Expedition aboard the orbital outpost.
- Several tons of equipment, food and supplies for the new station
crew will be unloaded today from the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics
Module, which was attached to the Unity module of the station
yesterday. The two Expedition crews will begin extensive discussions
today in a handover of operations, enabling the new residents to
familiarize themselves with station systems and life on board the
expanding complex.
- Later today, Usachev and Dezhurov will spend some time loading
updated software into the computers of the Zvezda Service Module. The
new software is designed to create greater efficiency in Russian
commanding of systems in their segment of the station.
- Discovery also will perform a reboost of the station this afternoon,
increasing its average altitude by around two statute miles. At 2
p.m. Usachev and Culbertson will discuss the progress of the flight
with three television networks in a series of interviews to be
broadcast on NASA Television.
- Discovery and the station are orbiting at an average altitude of
about 244 statute miles, orbiting the Earth every 90 minutes.
- On Tuesday, August 14, 2001, 6:00 p.m. CDT, STS-105 MCC Status Report # 9
reports:
- By mid afternoon, the entire contents of the Leonardo logistics
module had been temporarily stowed aboard the International Space
Station as the Expedition Three crew continued to learn about life on
the orbiting complex.
- During the day, the shuttle's thrusters were fired 240 times to
subtly boost the station's orbit by about 2 miles over the course of
one hour. At least one more 30 minute-long reboost is planned before
Discovery departs early next week.
- Several tons of equipment, food and supplies for the new station
crew of Frank Culbertson, Vladimir Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin were
moved to the station, while the two Expedition crews began extensive
discussions of operations, enabling the new residents to familiarize
themselves with station systems and life on board the ISS.
- Late in the day, Expedition Two Commander Yury Usachev and Dezhurov
updated software in the computers of the Zvezda Service Module to
create greater efficiency in Russian commanding of systems in their
segment of the station.
- The Mission Control wakeup call to the shuttle and station is
scheduled for 4:10 a.m. CDT Wednesday. The joint crews will continue
to pack items in Leonardo for the return trip home next week, while
stowing those items now aboard the station.
- Discovery and the station are orbiting at an average altitude of 244
statute miles, orbiting the Earth every 90 minutes.
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