Spaceflight Now STS-100

Final Inspection Team at work
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: April 19, 2001

 
Ice team
Two members of the Final Inspection Team are seen examining the space shuttle Endeavour on launch pad 39A. The massive solid rocket boosters are seen in this view. Photo: Spaceflight Now/NASA TV

Ride a rocket!
DeltaA 50-minute VHS video cassette from Spaceflight Now features spectacular "rocketcam" footage from April's launch of NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey probe. Available from the Astronomy Now Store in NTSC format (North America and Japan) and PAL (UK, most of Europe, Australia and other countries).

Status Summary
Touchdown occurred at 12:11 p.m. EDT on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

Rain, low clouds and crosswinds forced NASA to scrub plans to land Endeavour in Florida.

The Soyuz capsule docked to the station at 3:58 a.m. EDT. Hatch opening occurred at 5:28 a.m. EDT.

Endeavour undocked from the station at 1:34 p.m. EDT Sunday while flying 240 miles above the South Pacific.


See the Status Center for full play-by-play coverage.


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