This article outlines notable events occurring in 2002 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.
Launches
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February
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March
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April
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December
Deep Space Rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks17 January Galileo 5th flyby of Io2 November Stardust Flyby of 5535 Annefrank5 November Galileo Flyby of Amalthea20 December Nozomi 2nd flyby of the Earth
EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewFunctionRemarks14 January20:596 hours3 minutes15 January03:02ISS PirsYuri OnufriyenkoCarl E. WalzMoved the cargo boom for the Russian Strela crane from PMA-1 to the exterior of Pirs, installed an amateur radio antenna onto the end of Zvezda.25 January15:195 hours21:18Expedition 4ISS PirsYuri OnufriyenkoDaniel W. BurschInstalled six deflector shields for Zvezdas jet thrusters, installed a second amateur radio antenna, attached four science experiments, and retrieved and replaced a device to measure material from the thrusters.20 February11:385 hours47 minutes17:25Expedition 4ISS QuestCarl E. WalzDaniel W. BurschTested the Quest airlock, and prepared it for the four spacewalks that will be performed during STS-110.First Quest-based EVA without a Space Shuttle at the station.4 March06:377 hours1 minute13:38STS-109John M. GrunsfeldRichard M. LinnehanRemoved the starboard solar array and replaced it with a new, smaller and more powerful third generation solar array. The old array was stowed in the payload bay for return to Earth.Hubble Space Telescope servicing5 March06:407 hours16 minutes13:56STS-109ColumbiaJames H. NewmanMichael J. MassiminoRemoved the port solar array and replaced it with a new third generation solar array. The old array was stowed in the payload bay for return to Earth. Removed and replaced the Reaction Wheel Assembly (RWA).Hubble Space Telescope servicing6 March08:286 hours48 minutes15:16STS-109ColumbiaJohn M. GrunsfeldRichard M. LinnehanThe spacewalk was delayed 2 hours by a leak in Grunsfeld's spacesuit. The Power Control Unit (PCU) was removed and stowed for return to Earth. A new, more powerful PCU, sized to match the more productive solar arrays, was installed.Hubble Space Telescope servicing7 March09:007 hours30 minutes16:30STS-109ColumbiaJames H. NewmanMichael J. MassiminoRemoved the Faint Object Camera from the aft shroud and installed the Advanced Camera for Surveys in the same location. After stowing the Faint Object Camera in the payload bay for return to Earth, the Electronic Support Module was installed in the aft shroud.Hubble Space Telescope servicing8 March08:467 hours20 minutes16:06STS-109ColumbiaJohn M. GrunsfeldRichard M. LinnehanInstalled an experimental Cryocooler for NICMOS inside the aft shroud of and connected it to the Electronic Support Module installed the day before. Installed the Cooling System Radiator and connected it to the NICMOS.Hubble Space Telescope servicing11 April14:367 hours48 minutes22:24STS-110ISS QuestSteven SmithRex J. WalheimBegan installing the S0 Truss onto Destiny, initial power and data connections installed between the station and S0, and installed two forward struts that permanently hold the truss in place.13 April14:097 hours30 minutes21:39STS-110ISS QuestJerry L. RossLee M.E. MorinContinued S0 Truss installation, power and data cable connections installed between S0 and the station, and installed two aft struts that permanently hold the truss in place.14 April13:486 hours27 minutes20:15STS-110ISS QuestSteven SmithRex J. WalheimReleased the claw that was used in the initial attachment of the S0 Truss, installed connectors that will be used to route power to Canadarm2 when it is on the truss, released launch restraints from the Mobile Transporter, and removed a small thermal cover the Mobile Transporter's radiator.16 April14:296 hours37 minutes21:06STS-110ISS QuestJerry L. RossLee M.E. MorinPivoted the "Airlock Spur", which will be used by spacewalkers in the future as a path from the airlock to the truss, installed handrails onto S0, partially assembled a platform, and installed two floodlights.9 June15:277 hours14 minutes22:41STS-111ISS QuestFranklin Chang-DiazPhilippe PerrinAttached a Power Data Grapple Fixture to the P6 truss, removed debris panels from the payload bay and attached them to a temporary location on PMA-1, and removed thermal blankets to prepare the Mobile Base System for installation onto the station's Mobile Transporter.11 June15:205 hours20:20STS-111ISS QuestFranklin Chang-DiazPhilippe PerrinAttached Mobile Base System to the Mobile Transporter, attached power, data and video cables from the station to the MBS.13 June15:167 hours17 minutes22:33STS-111ISS QuestFranklin Chang-DiazPhilippe PerrinReplaced Canadarm2's wrist roll joint, and stowed the old joint in the shuttle's payload bay to be returned to Earth.16 August09:254 hours23 minutes13:48Expedition 5ISS PirsValery KorzunPeggy WhitsonInstalled six micro meteoroid debris panels onto Zvezda.Whitson became the 6th American and the 7th female spacewalker.26 August05:275 hours21 minutes10:48Expedition 5ISS PirsValery KorzunSergei TreshchyovInstalled a frame on the outside of Zarya for spacewalk assembly tasks, installed new samples on a pair of Japanese Space Agency experiments housed on Zvezda, installed devices on Zvezda that would simplify the routing of tethers during future spacewalks, and installed two additional ham radio antennas on Zvezda.10 October15:217 hours1 minute20:35STS-112ISS QuestDavid Wolf/Piers SellersReleased launch locks that held the S1 truss radiators in place during launch, attached power, data and fluid lines between the S1 truss and S0, deployed the station's second S-Band communications system, installed the first of two external camera systems, and released launch restraints on the truss' mobile spacewalk workstation, Crew and Equipment Translation Aid (CETA).12 October14:316 hours4 minutes20:35STS-112ISS QuestDavid Wolf/Piers SellersInstalled a second camera system, released more radiator launch locks, removed insulation covers on quick-disconnect fittings near the Z1 and P6 junction and to install Spool Positioning Devices, released starboard-side launch restraints on the CETA cart, and attached Ammonia Tank Assembly cables.14 October14:086 hours36 minutes20:44STS-112ISS QuestDavid Wolf/Piers SellersRemoved and replaced the Interface Umbilical Assembly on the station's Mobile Transporter, installed two jumpers that will allow ammonia coolant to flow between the S1 and S0 Trusses, released a drag link and stowed it, and installed Spool Positioning Devices (SPD) on ammonia lines.19:496 hours45 minutes27 November02:34STS-113ISS QuestJohn HerringtonInitial installation of the P1 truss, installed connections between the P1 and the S0 truss, released launch restraints on the CETA cart, installed Spool Positioning Devices (SPDs) onto the station, removed a drag link on P1 that served as a launch restraint, and installed a Wireless video system External Transceiver Assembly onto the Unity node.28 November18:366 hours10 minutes00:46STS-113ISS QuestMichael Lopez-AlegriaJohn Herringtonnstalled fluid jumpers where the S0 and the P1 are attached to each other, removed the P1's starboard keel pin, installed another Wireless video system External Transceiver Assembly onto the P1, and relocated the CETA cart from the P1 to the S1 truss.30 November19:257 hours1 December02:25STS-113ISS QuestMichael Lopez-AlegriaJohn HerringtonInstalled more Spool Positioning Devices, reconfigured electrical harnesses that route power through the Main Bus Switching Units, and attached Ammonia Tank Assembly lines.
Orbital launch statistics By country For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport.
Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures 5 4 1 0 12 11 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 24 22 2 0 2 2 0 0 17 16 1 0 World
By rocket
By family Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 12 11 1 0 Atlas 5 5 0 0 Delta 4 3 1 0 H-II 3 3 0 0 Kaituozhe 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight Long March 4 4 0 0 Pegasus 1 1 0 0 PSLV 1 1 0 0 R-7 9 8 1 0 R-14 4 4 0 0 R-36 1 1 0 0 Shavit 1 1 0 0 Space Shuttle 5 5 0 0 Titan 2 2 0 0 Universal Rocket 11 10 1 0 Zenit 1 1 0 0
By type Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 4 Ariane 8 8 0 0 Ariane 5 Ariane 4 3 1 0 Atlas II Atlas 3 3 0 0 Atlas III Atlas 1 1 0 0 Atlas V Atlas 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Delta II Delta 3 2 1 0 Delta IV Delta 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Dnepr R-36 1 1 0 0 H-IIA H-II 3 3 0 0 Kaituozhe-1 Kaituozhe 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight Kosmos R-14 4 4 0 0 Long March 2 Long March 2 2 0 0 Long March 4 Long March 2 2 0 0 Molniya R-7 2 2 0 0 Pegasus Pegasus 1 1 0 0 PSLV PSLV 1 1 0 0 Proton UR 9 8 1 0 Shavit Shavit 1 1 0 0 Soyuz R-7 7 6 1 0 Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 5 5 0 0 Titan II Titan 1 1 0 0 Titan IV Titan 1 1 0 0 UR-100 UR 2 2 0 0 Zenit Zenit 1 1 0 0
By configuration Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 4 42P Ariane 4 1 1 0 0 Final flight Ariane 4 42L Ariane 4 1 1 0 0 Final flight Ariane 4 44L Ariane 4 6 6 0 0 Ariane 5G Ariane 5 3 3 0 0 Ariane 5ECA Ariane 5 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight Atlas IIA Atlas II 2 2 0 0 Final flight Atlas IIAS Atlas II 1 1 0 0 Atlas IIIB Atlas III 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Atlas V 401 Atlas V 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Delta II 7425-9.5 Delta II 1 0 1 0 Delta II 7920-10C Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7920-10L Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta IV-M+ (4,2) Delta IV 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Dnepr Dnepr 1 1 0 0 H-IIA 202 H-IIA 1 1 0 0 H-IIA 2024 H-IIA 2 2 0 0 Maiden flight Kaituozhe-1 Kaituozhe-1 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight Kosmos-3M Kosmos 4 4 0 0 Long March 2F Long March 2 2 2 0 0 Long March 4B Long March 4 2 2 0 0 Molniya-M Molniya 2 2 0 0 Pegasus-XL Pegasus 1 1 0 0 PSLV-G PSLV 1 1 0 0 Proton-K / 17S40 Proton 2 2 0 0 Final flight Proton-K / Blok DM-2 Proton 1 1 0 0 Proton-K / Blok DM-2M Proton 5 4 1 0 Proton-M / Briz-M Proton 1 1 0 0 Rokot / Briz-KM UR-100 2 2 0 0 Shavit 1 Shavit 1 1 0 0 Soyuz-U Soyuz 5 4 1 0 Soyuz-FG Soyuz 2 2 0 0 Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 5 5 0 0 Titan 23G Titan II 1 1 0 0 Titan IVB / Centaur-T Titan IV 1 1 0 0 Zenit-3SL Zenit 1 1 0 0
By spaceport
Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Baikonur 15 14 1 0 Cape Canaveral 9 8 1 0 Jiuquan 2 2 0 0 Kennedy 5 5 0 0 Kourou 12 11 1 0 Ocean Odyssey International waters 1 1 0 0 Palmachim 1 1 0 0 Plesetsk 10 9 1 0 Satish Dhawan 1 1 0 0 Taiyuan 3 2 1 0 Tanegashima 3 3 0 0 Vandenberg 3 3 0 0 Total 65 60 5 0
By orbit
Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not achieved Accidentally achieved Remarks Low Earth / Sun-synchronous 33 31 2 1 Including flights to ISS Geosynchronous /GTO 27 25 2 0 Medium Earth / Molniya 3 3 0 0 High Earth 1 1 0 0 Heliocentric orbit / Planetary transfer 1 0 1 0 Total 65 60 5 1
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