STS-102

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STS-102 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. STS-102 flew in March 2001; its primary objectives were resupplying the ISS and rotating the Expedition 1 and Expedition 2 crews. It was Discovery's 29th flight. The first EVA performed on the mission, at eight hours and 56 minutes, held the title of the longest spacewalk ever undertaken until the 17th of December 2024 when it was surpassed by Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong during the Shenzhou 19 spaceflight.

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Computer-generated artist`s rendering of the International Space Station after flight STS-102/5A.1Computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station after flight STS-102/5A.1
STS102-328-024 - STS-102 - Usachev in the Service Module; Thomas in the FGB - DPLA - 1989ec4c478691fbecd8a7421635bb0cSTS102-328-024 - STS-102 - Usachev in the Service Module; Thomas in the FGB - DPLA - 1989ec4c478691fbecd8a7421635bb0c
STS-102 preflight breakfastSTS-102 preflight breakfast
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