Mission STS-100
Mission description
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This patch commemorates Canada's historic participation in mission STS-100, Assembly Flight 6A of the International Space Station (ISS).
The patch celebrates the delivery and installation of the second-generation Canadian robotic arm to the Station. It also highlights CSA astronaut Chris Hadfield's space walk, the first time a Canadian stepped out into the vacuum of space.
The Astronaut Wings on the patch were presented to Colonel Hadfield by the Prime Minister of Canada after his first space mission, and represent his pride in his country and his military heritage.
The patch was designed by Cynthia DeWit, a Canadian Fine Arts student from Conestoga College in Ontario.
Patch STS-100. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)
Launch
Date: April 19, 2001
Time: 2:41:42 p.m. ET
Site: Kennedy Space Center
Landing
Date: May 1, 2001
Time: 12:11:42 p.m. ET
Site: Edwards Air Force Base
Mission duration: 11 days 21 h 30 min 0 s
Flight number: STS-100
Orbiter vehicle: Endeavour
Payloads: Space Station Remote Manipulator System (Canadarm2), Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), External Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Antenna.
On April 22, the Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield ventured out from Space Shuttle Endeavour and into the vacuum of space to attach Canadarm2 to the Destiny Module of the International Space Station (ISS). This marked the first spacewalk for a Canadian, a milestone in Canadian space exploration history. It was also the debut of Canada's iconic second-generation robotic technology, Canadarm2. Since its activation in 2001, the arm has proven to be an invaluable addition to the ISS, assembling all subsequent elements of the Station.
STS-100 also featured the first robotic "handshake in space", as Hadfield operated the Canadarm to retrieve Canadarm2's launch cradle.
In addition to attaching Canadarm2, Hadfield and his crewmates—including four Americans, one Russian and one Italian—also installed an antenna on the outside of the Station and transferred scientific equipment into the Station from the Rafaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM).
Mission STS-100 crew
From left to right. Yuri V. Lonchakov, Scott F. Parazynski, Kent V. Rominger, Umberto Guidoni, Jeffrey S. Ashby, Chris Hadfield and John L. Phillips. (Credit: NASA)