STS 99

Launch Date February 11, 2000. 12:43 p.m. EST (17:43 UTC)
Landed February 22, 2000, 6:23 p.m. EST, Runway 33.
Launch Vehicle Endeavor
Crew Mission Commander : Kevin R Kregel Pilot : Dominic L Pudwill Gorie Mission Specialists : Janet L. Kavandi, Janice E. Voss, Marnoru Mohri, Gerhard P.J. Thiele
The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) is an international project spearheaded by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency and NASA, with participation of the German Aerospace Center DLR. Its objective is to obtain the most complete high-resolution digital topographic database of the Earth. SRTM consists of a specially modified radar system that will fly onboard the space shuttle during an 11-day mission in January of 2000. This radar system will gather data that will result in the most accurate and complete topographic map of the Earth's surface that has ever been assembled.

Launch Date October 11, 2000 - 7:17 p.m. EDT
Landed October 24, 2000 - 4:59 p.m. EDT (Edwards Air Force Base, runway 22)
Launch Vehicle Discovery

STS-92, during its 12-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS), completed all assigned objectives to install the Zenith Z1 Truss and the third pressurized mating adapter (PMA 3) for use as a docking port for subsequent Shuttle missions.

Crew Commander : Brian Duffy, Pilot : Pamela A Melroy, Mission Specialists : Koicha Wakata, Leroy Chiao, Peter J.K. Wisoff, Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, William S. McArthur

STS 101

Launch Date: May 19, 2000 6:11 a.m. EDT. Launch window was 5 minutes.
Landed: May 29, 2000, 2:20 a.m. EDT, Runway 15, KSC.
Launch Vehicle Atlantis
Crew Jr. Mission Commander : James D. Halsell Pilot : Scott J Horowitz Mission Specialists : Marry Ellen Weber, Edward Tsang Lu, Jeffrey N Williams Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko, Boris Morukov

The primary mission objectives for STS-101 is to deliver supplies to the International Space Station, perform a spacewalk and then reboost the station from 230 statute miles to 250 statute miles.

Detailed objectives include ISS ingress/safety to take air samples, monitor carbon dioxide, deploy portable, personal fans, measure air flow, rework/modify ISS ducting, replace air filters, replace Zarya fire extinguishers and smoke detectors. Critical replacements, repairs and spares will also be done to replace four suspect batteries on Zarya, replace failed or suspect electronics for Zarya's batteries, replace Radio Telemetry System memory unit, replace port early communications antenna, replace Radio Frequency Power Distribution Box and clear Space Vision System target.

The mission also includes incremental assembly/upgrades such as assembly of Strela crane, installation of additional exterior handrails, set up of center-line camera cable, installation of "Komparus" cable inserts and reseating the U.S. crane. Assembly parts, tools and equipment will also be transferred to the station and equipment stowed for future missions.

The station will also be resupplied with water, a docking mechanism accessory kit, film and video tape for documentation, office supplies and personal items. Crew health maintenance items will also be transferred including exercise equipment, medical support supplies, formaldehyde monitor kit and a passive dosimetry system.

Launch Date November 30, 2000 10:06 p.m. EST
Landed December 11, 2000 6:04 p.m. EST
Launch Vehicle Discovery

STS097-S-001 --- This is the crew insignia for STS-97, which delivered, assembled, and activated the U.S. electrical power system on board the International Space Station (ISS). The electrical power system, which is built into a 47-foot integrated truss structure known as P6, consists of solar arrays, radiators, batteries, and electronics. P6 will be attached to the Station using the Shuttle's robotic arm in coordination with spacewalking crewmembers that will make the final connections. The spacewalkers will then prepare P6 for the subsequent deployments of the large solar arrays and radiator, which are critical steps in the activation of the electrical power system. The 120-foot solar arrays will provide the power necessary for the first ISS crews to live and work in the U.S. segment. The crew patch depicts the Space Shuttle docked to ISS in low Earth orbit after the activation of the P6 electrical power system. Gold and silver are used to highlight the portion of ISS that will be installed by the STS-97 crew. The Sun, central to the design, is the source of energy for ISS.

Crew Commander : Brent W. Jett, Pilot : Michael J. Bloomfield, Mission Specialists : Joseph R Tanner, Carlos I Noriega, Marc Garneau

STS-106

Launched: September 8, 2000, 8:45:47 a.m. EDT.
Landed: September 19, 2000, 3:58:01 a.m. EDT
During its 11-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS), completed all assigned mission objectives to prepare the Station for the first crew scheduled to launch in October. The mission to the 143-foot-long Station focused on unloading nearly three tons of cargo from the orbiter and a Progress supply craft already docked to the opposite end of the ISS.

This is the crew patch for the STS-106 mission, which is the first Shuttle flight to the International Space Station since the arrival of its newest component, the Russian-supplied Service Module Zvezda (Russian for star). Zvezda is depicted on the crew patch mated with the already orbiting Node 1 Unity module and Russian-built Functional Cargo Block, called Zarya (sunrise), with a Progress supply vehicle docked to the rear of the Station. The International Space Station is shown in orbit with Earth above as it appears from the perspective of space. The Astronaut Office symbol, a star with three rays of light, provides a connection between the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Space Station, much the same as the Space Shuttle Program is linked to the International Space Station during its construction and future research operations. Stylized versions of flags from Russia and the United States meet at the Space Station. They symbolize both the cooperation and joint efforts of the two countries during the development and deployment of the permanent outpost in space as well as the close relationship of the American and Russian crew members.