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STS-102
Entry Timeline COMPILED BY WILLIAM HARWOOD Updated: March 20, 2001 The deorbit timeline on any space shuttle mission begins four hours before the rocket firing that drops the ship out of orbit. This is known as "TIG (time of ignition) minus four hours." The actual start of the deorbit timeline, however, can vary by several minutes depending on the crew's schedule. The start of deorbit operations as listed in the chart below may by out of synch with NASA's official timeline by a few minutes either way.
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At a Glance Mission: ISS-5A.1 (STS-102) Vehicle: Shuttle Discovery Crew: Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards; (up:) Voss, Helms, Usachev; (down:) Shepherd, Gidzenko, Krikalev Launch date: March 8, 2001 Launch time: 6:42 a.m. EST (1142 GMT) Launch site: LC-39B, KSC Landing date: March 21, 2001 Landing time: 2:32 a.m. EST (0732 GMT) Landing site: SLF, KSC  Ride a rocket!  A 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 
Discovery touched down in Florida at 0731 GMT (2:31 a.m. EDT).
Low clouds and strong crosswinds forced NASA to wave off the first landing opportunity at KSC.
A fire alarm sounded aboard the space station early Monday. It turned out to be a false alarm but caused significant disruption.See the Status Center for full play-by-play coverage. Recent updates WEDNESDAY 03:00 AM Orbit ops snapshotTUESDAY 10:25 PM STS-102 entry timeline11:45 AM Satellite tracking elementsMONDAY 10:20 PM STS-102 master flight plan10:00 PM STS-102 TV schedule (rev. O)09:00 AM STS-102 landing forecast
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