Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
STS-100 Crew Portrait
Full Description:
This is the official crew portrait of the STS-100 mission. Seated are astronauts Kent V. Rominger, (left) and Jeffrey S. Ashby, commander and pilot, respectively. Standing (from the left) are cosmonaut Yuri V. Lonchakov with astronauts Scott E. Parazynski, Umberto Guidoni of the European Space Agency, Chris A. Hadfield, and John L. Phillips, all mission specialists. The seven launched from the Kennedy Space Center aboard the Space shuttle Orbiter Endeavour on April 19, 2001 for an 11-day mission. The STS-100 mission, the sixth International Space Station (ISS) assembly flight, accomplished the following objectives: The delivery of the Canadian-built Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), Canadarm2, which is needed to perform assembly operations on later flights; The delivery and installation of a UHF antenna that provides space-to-space communications capability for U.S.-based space walks; and carried the Italian-built Multipurpose Logistics Module Raffaello containing six system racks and two storage racks for the U.S. Lab, Destiny.
Date of Image:
2001-03-01
Category:
Space Shuttle Projects
term:
STS-100
term:
Crew
term:
Portrait
facet_who:
Umberto Guidoni
facet_what:
Destiny
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what:
International Space Station (ISS)
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_when:
April 19, 2001
facet_when_year:
2001
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
0400017
NIX #:
MSFC-0400017
MSFC Negative Number:
0400017
UID:
SPD-MARSH-0400017
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