STS-97 Extravehicular
Activities
STS-97 carried
a crew of five on an 11-day mission that included three space
walks designed to install the P6
Integrated Truss Segment and its associated solar
arrays that will generate power for the U.S. segments of the
International Space Station. Learn more about the EVAs required
to build the station.
EVA Astronauts and
Suit ID
Joe Tanner: red stripes
Carlos Noriega: solid white suit
Shuttle Robot Arm
Operators
EVA 1 Marc Garneau
EVA 2 Mike Bloomfield
EVA 1
Joe Tanner, Carlos Noriega
Actual Time: 7 hours, 33 minutes
Actual Start Time: 12:35 p.m. CST, Dec. 3, 2000
Actual End Time: 8:08 p.m. CST, Dec. 3, 2000
11th International Space Station space walk
55th space shuttle space walk
Total Space Walk Time on the Space Station: 77 hours, 7 minutes
Attached
the P6 Integrated Truss Structure to the Z1
Truss, which was delivered to the station during STS-92.
Prepared the solar arrays for deployment. Prepared the radiator
for the power system deployment.
EVA 2
Joe Tanner, Carlos Noriega
Actual Time: 6 hours, 37 minutes
Actual Start Time: 11:21 a.m. CST, Dec. 5, 2000
Actual End Time: 5:58 p.m. CST, Dec. 5, 2000
12th International Space Station space walk
56th space shuttle space walk
Total Space Walk Time on the Space Station: 83 hours, 44 minutes
Configured
the space station for use of the power from the P6. Positioned
the S-band for use by the space station. Prepared the station
for the arrival of the U.S. Laboratory on Flight
5A.
EVA 3
Joe Tanner, Carlos Noriega
Time: 5 hours, 10 minutes
Actual Start Time: 10:13 a.m. CST, Dec. 7, 2000
Actual End Time: 3:23 p.m. CST, Dec. 7, 2000
13th International Space Station space walk
57th space shuttle space walk
Total Space Walk Time on the Space Station: 88 hours, 54 minutes
Positioned a floating
potential probe to measure the plasma field surrounding the
space station following the activation of the solar arrays, and
help determine the effectiveness of the plasma
contactor units. Performed get-ahead tasks that were planned
for future space station assembly missions. Performed repair work
to increase tension in the starboard solar array blankets that
did not stretch out completely during deployment. | 
