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Daily Reports

Day 1
April 19, 2001

Launch and ascent into orbit:

FD1 Crew Activity Report

April 19, 2001: Crew Activity Report for STS-100 Flight Day 1. This video introduces the crewmembers of STS-100 during their prelaunch preparations. This flight will deliver the Canadian-built Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to the International Space Station. Other views include the crew boarding the Astrovan, crew entrance into Space Shuttle Endeavour and various shuttle and Kennedy Space Center Firing Room views during launch. The STS-100 crew quickly went to work preparing the shuttle for orbital operations and preparing for the rendezvous with the International Space Station.

JSC's view of orbits

Day 2
April 20, 2001

The Shuttle’s robot arm, the Canadarm, and the Space Vision System (SVS) are checked out to ensure they’re working properly.

 

 

The SVS is a computerized system that uses camera images to enhance the ability of the arm operator to maneuver payloads. Some of the targets used by the Space Vision System (large black dots) can be seen on this picture.

 

 

 

 

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield checks the space suits and other equipment that will be used during the spacewalks or extravehicular activities (EVAs).

The astronauts do a visual inspection of the cargo in the Shuttle payload bay.

FD2 Crew Activity Report

April 20, 2001 --- Crew Activity Report for STS-100 Flight Day 2. This video details the preparations for docking with the International Space Station and the first space walk of the mission. Mission Specialists Chris Hadfield and Scott Parazynski checked their space suits and tools for the pending space walk. Hadfield and Mission Specialist Umberto Guidoni used the shuttle’s robotic arm to survey the equipment in Endeavour’s cargo bay. Commander Kent Rominger and Pilot Jeff Ashby prepared the shuttle for the next day’s docking. Rominger, Hadfield and Phillips took some time to answer a few questions about their mission.

Day 3
April 21, 2001

Rendez-vous and docking with ISS

Rendezvous and docking (at about 9:36 a.m.) with the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station. During this procedure, Hadfield uses radar and laser devices to monitor the distance between the two vehicles and how fast the Shuttle is closing on the Station.

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Amarrage (Real : 939 Kb)

The Shuttle crew transfers equipment to a pressurized module for the Station crew to retrieve. The hatches between the vehicles remain closed so the Shuttle’s atmospheric pressure can be reduced from 101.4 kilopascals (14.7 pounds per square inch)—equal to atmospheric pressure on Earth—to 70.3 kPa (10.2 psi) in preparation for the first spacewalk the next day. This measure reduces the risk of decompression sickness in astronauts doing spacewalks.

FD3 Crew Activity Report

April 21, 2001 --- Crew Activity Report for STS-100 Flight Day 3. This video describes activities aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour as STS-100 rendezvous and docks with the International Space Station (ISS). The STS-100 commander greeted the Expedition Two crew and then went to the aft flight deck to successfully perform the v-bar rendezvous and docking. Endeavour’s crew then turned its attention to preparations for the next day’s space walk.

Day 4
April 22, 2001

The Canadarm is used to lift the U-shaped metal pallet carrying Canadarm2 and an antenna out of the Shuttle payload bay and attach it to Destiny.

Unberthing
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Clips of EVA #1

See above for Canadarm2 installation on the Destiny Module

The first EVA begins. Hadfield and his partner, American astronaut Scott Parazynski, climb to the top of Destiny and retrieve a cable to attach to Canadarm2. This cable provides electrical power to keep the arm’s electronics warm and a computer/video link so it can be controlled by astronauts inside the Space Station.

While Canadarm2 is warming, Hadfield and Parazynski remove the antenna from the pallet and install it on the underside of Destiny. Then they return to Canadarm2.

They remove eight large bolts holding Canadarm2 inside the pallet, as well as thermal covers that protected the arm’s computers and cameras from the cold of space.

They manually unfold the two long booms. Riding on the end of the Canadarm, Hadfield moves the "elbow" of the arm through 180 degrees to straighten the booms. The astronauts then bolt the hinges in the middle of the booms that allowed them to be folded for launch.

Canadarm2 is powered up from inside the Space Station and several tests are performed to ensure it’s working properly. The arm is left in position to "step off" the pallet the next day.

FD4 Crew Activity Report

April 22, 2001 --- Crew Activity Report for STS-100 Flight Day 4. This video describes activities performed during the first space walk of STS-100 performed by Mission Specialists Chris Hadfield and Scott Parazynski. The day’s activity began with Pilot Jeff Ashby using Endeavour’s robotic arm to grapple the Spacelab Pallet containing the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) and attaching it to a fixture located on the Destiny Laboratory module. The space walkers then began the activity of providing power and data to the Canadian-built SSRMS. The Ultra-high Frequency antenna was then installed. After this, the space walkers then worked to remove several bolts securing the SSRMS to the Spacelab Pallet. Once the space walk was completed, Expedition Two crewmembers Susan Helms and Jim Voss then performed initial tests of the newly installed robotic arm from the robotics workstation inside the Destiny module.

Day 5
April 23, 2001

After a checkout and several tests are performed, Canadarm2 is commanded to "step off" the pallet by attaching one of its two "hands" to a power data grapple fixture (PDGF) on Destiny. PDGFs are devices around the exterior of the Station that provide the arm with power and computer/video links that allow it to be controlled from inside the Station. Using the PDGFs, Canadarm2 will be able to walk hand-over-hand around the Station in a process known as the "inchworm" manoeuvre.

The Inchworm manoeuvre

Stepping out (AVI: 1.29 MB)
Connecting (AVI: 1.29 MB)

Canadarm2 Attached to Space Station - This morning, Expedition Two Flight Engineers Jim Voss and Susan Helms sent commands to the Canadarm2 - the International Space Station’s new robotic arm telling it to walk off its pallet and attach itself to a grapple fixture on the U.S. Destiny Laboratory Module. The maneuver, which began early this morning was a success. The Canadarm2 is a product of new-generation robotics and is supplied by the Canadian Space Agency. On Wednesday, Canadarm2 will be used to hand the pallet to Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Canadian-built robotic arm. Later today, the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module was attached to the space station with Endeavour’s arm. Activation of Raffaello is scheduled to occur after the hatches are closed between the station and shuttle this afternoon. Commander Yury Usachev, Helms and Voss will enter Raffaello for the first time Tuesday and begin unloading it.

Above: The Canadarm is used to attach the Rafaello logistics module to the Station. Later today, the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module was attached to the space station with Endeavour’s arm. Activation of Raffaello is scheduled to occur after the hatches are closed between the station and shuttle this afternoon. Commander Yury Usachev, Helms and Voss will enter Raffaello for the first time Tuesday and begin unloading it.

The STS-100 crew entered the Space Station and met the Expedition Two crew for the first time today. The two crews are participating in joint operations. The hatches between the two spacecraft will close this afternoon in order to prepare for Tuesday’s space walk by Mission Specialists Chris Hadfield and Scott Parazynski. The astronauts check equipment for the second EVA the next day.

FD5 Crew Activity Report

April 23, 2001- - Flight Day 5: Crew Activity Report describing activities as the STS-100 crew visits the Expedition Two crew. The hatches between the two spacecraft were opened and the crews greeted each other and then went to work. The first task performed was to walk the Canadarm2 off the Spacelab Pallet used to carry it to the station. Endeavour’s Canadarm was used to lift the Raffaello Module from the shuttle cargo bay and dock it to the Unity Module of the ISS. STS-100 crew and CSA astronaut Chris Hadfield then took some time to discuss meeting the Expedition Two crew, the new Canadarm2 and activities scheduled for the second space walk on Flight Day 6.

Day 6
April 24, 2001

Hadfield and Parazynski go outside for the second EVA. They remove the cable that provided power and data to Canadarm2 in the pallet and attach it to the PDGF on Destiny. Canadarm2 now receives power and computer commands through the PDGF.

The video on the left is an animation of activities performed during the second space walk of STS-100. The activities include routing cables to provide power from the Destiny Laboratory module to the Power and Data Grapple Fixture, removal and stowage of the starboard Early Communications Antenna, removal of the power cables from the Destiny Laboratory module used to power the Spacelab Pallet during the initial Space Station Remote Manipulator System deployment and installation of the Direct Current Switching Unit onto the external stowage platform.

The astronauts climb up the side of the Station to relocate a previously installed antenna.

Riding on the end of the Canadarm, Parazynski transfers an electrical switching unit from the Shuttle to the outside of the Station. This procedure could bring the Canadarm and Canadarm2 too close to each other, so Canadarm2 is commanded to release the hand still attached to the pallet and swing out over the left wing of the shuttle to get out of the way.

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The Space Station crew transfers equipment for scientific experiments from the Rafaello module to the Station.

FD6 Crew Activity Report

April 24, 2001 --- Crew Activity Report for STS-100 Flight Day 6. This video describes activities for the STS-100 crew with the performance of the second space walk of the mission. Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Chris Hadfield performed tasks to install permanent power and data connections to the Destiny Laboratory module for the Canadarm2 or Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS). While Parazynski completed the power connections, Hadfield removed an early communications antenna from the Unity module to be returned to Earth. After this, the two space walkers then began the task of removing the temporary power connections established during the first space walk from the Destiny module to the Spacelab Pallet. Once completed, Expedition Crew Flight Engineer Susan Helms removed the Spacelab pallet with the newly installed Canadarm2 allowing Hadfield and Parazynski to complete the final task of installing a spare electronics-switching unit to a platform on the Destiny laboratory.

Day 7
April 25, 2001

Canadian "Handshake" Delayed

The pallet still attached to Destiny
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Canadarm2 is commanded to unberth the pallet from the Station.
The pallet and Canadarm2 are still in a "parked" position.
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The manoeuvre dubbed as the "first Canadian robotic handshake in space" was put on hold as flight controllers evaluate a computer problem onboard the International Space Station. Canadarm2 is still activated with prime power and remains fully operational. The computer difficulties concern the Space Station’s systems, and are unrelated to Canadarm2.

Canadarm2 would have handed its pallet back to the Shuttle’s robotic arm for return to Earth. The manoeuvre was postponed until the next day.

Meanwhile, the STS-100 and Expedition Two crews continued to transfer equipment and supplies from the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module to the Station. The transfer is now running ahead of schedule.

FD7 Crew Activity Report

April 25, 2001 --- Crew Activity Report for STS-100 Flight Day 7. This video describes activities during the STS-100 crew’s seventh day on orbit. The day began with the STS-100 crew and the Expedition Two crew working to unload supplies and equipment from the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics module. A computer glitch forced a delay in the testing of the newly installed Canadarm2 or Space Station Remote Manipulator System. Mission Specialist Umberto Guidoni and STS-100 Commander Kent Rominger took time out of their day to speak with dignitaries from the European and Italian Space Agencies. Powered experiments were delivered to the station’s Destiny laboratory and installed on the walls of the module.

Day 8
April 26, 2001

The Space Station's computer systems are in the early stages of recovery following an unexpected and unexplained shutdown Tuesday night. Flight controllers continue to conduct extensive testing today to analyse the exact nature of yesterday's problem. Given the continued success of the computer recovery, the robotic maneuver dubbed the first Canadian "handshake" in space may take place tomorrow.

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Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (video-clip of the MPLM being prepared for its flight to the ISS): The STS-100 and Expedition Two crews are busy completing the transfer of 1800 kg of equipment, scientific experiments and supplies from Raffaello to the Station.

Canadarm2 is still activated with prime power and remains fully operational. Meanwhile, the STS-100 and Expedition Two crews are busy completing the transfer of 1800 kg of equipment, scientific experiments and supplies from Raffaello to the Station.

Pending the restoration of the Station's computers, Canadarm2 will resume its operations tomorrow. The Station arm will hand its 1300 kg pallet back to the Shuttle's robotic arm for return to Earth. Afterwards, Canadarm2 will do a practice run for the next shuttle assembly mission in June 2001, when the robotic arm will lift the Space Station's new airlock out of the space shuttle's payload bay and install it on the Station.

Day 9
April 27, 2001

The final equipment transfers from Raffaello are complete. Included in these transfers were space suits that will be used for EVAs from the Space Station and SAFERs, new jet-powered backpacks that will allow astronauts to return to the Station under their own power if they accidentally become untethered during a spacewalk.

The Canadarm is used to unberth Rafaello from the Station and place it in the Shuttle payload bay for return to Earth.

Right: Animation of Endeavour's robotic arm removing the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module from the International Space Station and returning it to the cargo bay.

Left: Around 10:45, a downlink from Destiny Lab (Hadfield, Rominger) with Minister Brian Tobin and students at the Canada Science and Technology Museum took place.

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Day 10
April 28, 2001

This video is an animation of the first dual-robotic arm activity (Space Station's Canadarm2 and Shuttle's Canadarm) performed to deliver the Spacelab pallet back to Endeavour's cargo bay by first using the International Space Station's newly installed robotic arm to deliver the pallet to the shuttle's robotic arm.
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In a delicate choreography 400 km above the Earth, today two generations of Canadian robotic arms worked together in space.

The 17-metre long new robotic arm controlled by Expedition Two crewmembers Susan Helms and Jim Voss inside the Destiny laboratory, began moving into position at 4:01 p.m. as the Station orbited over the South Pacific. At 4:44 p.m., CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield, at the controls of the venerable Shuttle arm from inside Endeavour, commanded the original Canadarm to seize the pallet from Canadarm2 and berth it into the Shuttle’s payload bay.

The transfer of the pallet had been delayed because of Station computer difficulties. Throughout these difficulties, Canadarm2 remained activated with prime power and fully operational. The computer difficulties experienced were related to the Space Station’s systems, and did not involve Canadarm2.

Canadarm2’s ability to flip end-over-end to reach different anchor points on the Station and its increased flexibility will allow the new arm to perform complex robotic manoeuvres beyond the reach of the original Canadarm.

Endeavour's flight has included the most complex and intricate robotics work ever conducted in space. Canadian companies from all regions of the nation participated in building Canadarm2, under the direction of its prime contractor MD Robotics of Brampton, Ontario.

Day 11
April 29, 2001

The International Space Station orbits the Earth as Space Shuttle Endeavour does a fly-around of the orbital outpost after undocking. In the top portion of the image, the newly installed Canadarm2 rests in its cradled position.

The following video clips show the undocking of space shuttle Endeavour from the International Space Station performing a fly around and then departing April 29, 2001, 1:34 pm (EDT). The Canadarm2 is clearly sisible on the Station.

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After nine days on the International Space Station (ISS), today at 1:34 p.m.(EDT), Space Shuttle Endeavour undocked from the orbiting laboratory and began its journey back to Earth.

During the mission, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to perform a spacewalk when he installed Canada’s next-generation robotic arm, Canadarm2. Canadarm2’s ability to flip end-over-end to reach different anchor points on the Station and its increased flexibility will allow the new arm to perform complex robotic manoeuvres beyond the reach of the original arm. Yesterday, Hadfield was at the controls of the original Canadarm as it seized a packing crate from the Canadarm2. This first ever transfer between two generations of robotic arms has been dubbed the first "Canadian handshake in space."

Hadfield spent the past few days working in the Station, conducting repairs, stowing equipment and doing inventory. "It’s very pleasant to work here with everyone, a small taste of real Station life, permanent life off of Earth. We are a crew of 10, living, working, exploring and succeeding in space, a very satisfying and exciting feeling," wrote Hadfield in a message to colleagues at the CSA.

Tomorrow, the shuttle crew, including Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Chris Hadfield, will take part in a live press conference from space on Monday at 11:00 a.m.

Day 12
April 30, 2001

Endeavour’s crew begins what should be their final full day on orbit. Endeavour is scheduled to return to the Kennedy Space Center, weather permitting, at 9:03 a.m. (EDT) tomorrow.

The primary activity for the crew centres on Endeavour’s return to Earth, with Rominger, Ashby and Flight Engineer John Phillips verifying the performance of Endeavour’s flight control surfaces and steering jets.

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Hadfield, Parazynski, Lonchakov and Umberto Guidoni begin stowing away much of the equipment the crew has used over the past 11 days on orbit. All seven crew members are scheduled to participate in a press conference, talking with media in the U.S., Canada and Italy, at 11:01 a.m. (EDT).

Day 13
May 1, 2001

With the Kennedy Space Center reporting cloud cover, showers and gusty winds and with forecasters calling for more of the same for the rest of the week, flight controllers decided to bring Endeavour home to a landing at Edwards Air Force Base, in California, later today.

Weather at Edwards is ideal. The deorbit burn occured at 11:03 a.m. EDT. Space Shuttle Endeavour touched down at 12:11 p.m.

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