STS-107 Shuttle and Crew...
Below is all the information you could ever want to know about STS-107, which is the shuttle mission that will be taking our experiment up into space.
NASA, SPACEHAB, and members of the STARS Academy have been preparing for the STS-107 mission for over two years. Scheduled for launch on July 11th, 2002, this research mission of sixteen days is sure to be an exciting event. With the debut of SPACEHAB’s Research Double Module on this flight, over 100 experiments are expected to take place onboard the U.S. Space Shuttle Columbia. The flight inclination for this mission is 39 degrees and the flight altitude is 150 nautical miles. This mission will be launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida from launch pad 39B
Seven talented astronauts will be flying this critical research mission. They include Mission Commander Rick Husband, Pilot William "Willie" McCool, Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Mission Specialist 1 Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist 2 David Brown, Mission Specialist 3 Laurel Clark, and Payload Specialist 1 Ilan Ramon. For the STARS Academy locker, Anderson, Chawla, and Ramon are the assigned crew.
As the 111th shuttle mission and Columbia’s 28th flight, this shuttle just celebrated the 20th anniversary of its maiden voyage. Columbia returned to service, fresh from a year and a half of maintenance and upgrades that have made it better than ever. More than 100 modifications and improvements have been made to make Columbia ready for flight on STS-107. Highlights include a “glass cockpit” with nine full-color, flat-panel displays, reduced power needs, old wire removal, and a user-friendly interface.
STS-107 Official Mission Patch
All shuttle missions have a mission patch. It is designed by the crew, and has all the names of the crew around the outside, and some aspect of the mission portrayed in the image on it.
The STS-107 Mission Patch
The Crew
Mission Commander: Rick Husband
Pilot: William "Willie" McCool
Payload Commander: Michael Anderson
Mission Specialist 1: Kalpana Chawla
Mission Specialist 2: David Brown
Mission Specialist 3: Laurel Clark
Payload Specialist 1: Ilan Ramon (Israel)
Launch
| Date | July 11, 2002 |
| Time | 8:40 a.m. CDT |
| Window | 2 ½ minutes |
| Site | Kennedy Space Center, FL |
Shuttle flight
| Orbiter | Columbia |
| Orbit Altitude | 150 nautical miles |
| Orbit Inclination | 39° |
| Mission Duration | 16 days |
Landing
| Date | July 27, 2002 |
| Time | 6:24 a.m. CDT |
| Site | Kennedy Space Center, FL |
Payload
Commercial Payload
- Advanced Respiratory Monitoring System
- Closed Equilibrated Biological Aquatic System
- Miniature Satellite Threat Reporting System
- Commercial and Macromolecular Protein Crystal Growth
- Combined Two-Phase-Loop Experiment
- Quick External Science Tray
- Australian Space Technology and Research Students
(Us!)
- Star Navigation Osteoporosis Experiment in Orbit
- European Research In Space and Terrestrial Osteoporosis
- Human Life Science Experiments
- Physiology and Biochemistry Experiments Team (PhaAB-4)
- Enhanced Orbiter Refrigeration Freezer (EOR/F)
- Thermoelectric Holding Module (TEHM)
- Orbiter Centrifuge
NASA/ESA Barter Payload
- Biopack Experiment
- Facility for Absorption and Surface Tension
- Advanced Protein Crystallization Facility
- Biobox Experiment
NASA ISS RME Payload
- Vapor Compression Distillation Flight Experiment
NASA Code U Payload
- Combustion Module-2
- Space Acceleration Measurement System - Free Flyer
- Mechanics of Granular Materials
- Bioreactor Development System-05
- Ergometer Hardware
- Human Life Science Experiments
- Microbial Physiology Flight
Experiments (MPFE)
- Automated Microbial System (AMS)
- SLEEP-3
- Astroculture (Plant Growth Chamber)
- Astroculture (Glovebox)
- Commercial Protein Crystal Growth-PCF
- Zeolite Crystal Growth-1
- Fundamental Rodent Experiments Supporting Health-Two
- Gravisensing and Response System
- Biological Research in Canisters
- Commercial ITA Biomedical Experiments
