STS-112 Shuttle Press Kit
National Aeronautics andSpace Administration
Table of Contents
Mission Overview
..................................................................................................... 1
Timeline Overview
................................................................................................... 7
Mission Objectives
................................................................................................ 12
Mission Profile
....................................................................................................... 13
Crewmembers
........................................................................................................ 15
Rendezvous and Docking
..................................................................................... 24
Spacewalks
STS-112 Extravehicular Activities ............................................................................ 27
Payloads
Payload Overview..................................................................................................... 35S1 Truss .................................................................................................................. 39International Space Station S1 and P1 Truss Summary .......................................... 42Crew and Equipment Translation Aid Cart A ........................................................... 45Spatial Heterodyne Imager for Mesospheric Radicals (SHIMMER) ......................... 49
Experiments
Science Overview .................................................................................................... 50DSOs and DTOs ...................................................................................................... 52Ram Burn Observations ........................................................................................... 57