2000 in spaceflight
Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Function
12 May 10:44 5 hours 3 minutes 15:47 Mir EO-28 Kvant-2 Sergei Zalyotin Alexander Kaleri Tested a leak sealant and inspected a malfunctioning solar panel on Kvant-1 . A final photographic record of the outer surfaces of Mir was made during a panorama-inspection
22 May 01:48 6 hours 44 minutes 08:32 STS-101 ISS Atlantis James S. Voss Jeffrey Williams Inspected and secured the Orbital Replacement Unit Transfer Device , completed assembly of Strela cargo crane , and replaced one of Unity ' s two early communication antennas
11 September 04:47 6 hours 14 minutes 11:01 STS-106 ISS Atlantis Edward Lu Yuri Malenchenko Attached cabling that integrated the Zvezda module fully to the rest of the ISS , and constructed and attached a magnetometer that serves as a backup navigation system for the station
15 October 14:27 6 hours 28 minutes 20:55 STS-92 ISS Discovery Leroy Chiao William S. McArthur Connected two sets of cables to provide power to heaters and conduits located on the Z1 truss , relocated two communication antenna assemblies , and installed a toolbox for use during future on-orbit construction
16 October 14:15 7 hours 7 minutes 21:22 STS-92 ISS Discovery Michael Lopez-Alegria Peter Wisoff Installed the PMA-3 docking port , and prepared the Z1 truss for the installation of the solar arrays
17 October 14:30 6 hours 48 minutes 21:18 STS-92 ISS Discovery Leroy Chiao William S. McArthur Installed two DC-to-DC converter units atop the Z1 truss
18 October 15:00 6 hours 56 minutes 21:56 STS-92 ISS Discovery Michael Lopez-Alegria Peter Wisoff Removed a grapple fixture on the Z1 truss , deployed a Z1 utility tray , Manual Berthing Mechanism latches for Z1 were cycled and opened , and demonstrated the SAFER pack 's abilities
3 December 18:35 7 hours 33 minutes 4 December 02:08 STS-97 ISS Endeavour Joseph R. Tanner Carlos I. Noriega Attached the P6 truss to the Z1 Truss , and prepared the solar arrays and radiator for deployment
5 December 17:21 6 hours 37 minutes 23:58 STS-97 ISS Endeavour Joseph R. Tanner Carlos I. Noriega Configured the space station to use power from P6 . Positioned the S-band antenna for use by the space station . Prepared the station for the arrival of Destiny
7 December 16:13 5 hours 10 minutes 21:23 STS-97 ISS Endeavour Joseph R. Tanner Carlos I. Noriega Positioned a floating potential probe to measure the plasma field surrounding the space station , performed repair work to increase tension in the starboard solar array blankets that did not stretch out completely during deployment , and installed a centerline camera cable outside the Unity node
EVAs
This article outlines notable events occurring in 2000 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.