Launch of Space Shuttle Mission STS-102

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Thursday March 8, 2001

Launch of Space Shuttle Mission STS-102

23 years ago

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STS-102 mission patch

Commander Jim Wetherbee

Pilot James Kelly

Mission Specialist 1 Andy Thomas

Mission Specialist 2 Flight Engineer Paul Richards

Mission Specialist 3 Yury Usachev, RKA Expedition 2

Mission Specialist 3 William Shepherd, NASA Expedition 1

Mission Specialist 4 James Voss, NASA Expedition 2

Mission Specialist 4 Yuri Gidzenko, RKA Expedition 1

Mission Specialist 5 Susan Helms, NASA Expedition 2

Mission Specialist 5 Sergei Krikalev, RKA Expedition 1

Top group, from left: Kelly, Thomas, Wetherbee and Richards Bottom left is the landing Expedition 1 crew, from left: Krikalev, Shepherd and Gidzenko Bottom right is the launching Expedition 2 crew, from left: Voss, Usachev and Helms

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