STS-127 was the 29th shuttle mission to the International Space Station. The facility provides a type of 'front porch' for experiments in the exposed environment, and a robotic arm that is attached to the Kibo Pressurized Module and is used to position experiments outside the station. Kopra to the station as a flight engineer and science officer and returned Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata to Earth.Įndeavour set sail on its 23rd mission with the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility and Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section. Wolf and Julie Payette, a Canadian Space Agency astronaut. Polansky commanded the shuttle Endeavour for STS-127. Primary Payload: 29th station flight (2J/A), Kibo Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility (JEM EF), Kibo Japanese Experiment Logistics Module, Exposed Section (ELM-ES)

Mission Duration: 15 days, 16 hours, 45 minutes Mission Number: STS-127 (127th space shuttle flight) This was Discovery's 37th mission to space and the 30th mission of a space shuttle dedicated to the assembly and maintenance of the International Space Station. The Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier was also launched in Discovery's payload bay. Kopra returned home aboard Discovery as a mission specialist.ĭiscovery carried the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module containing life support racks and science racks. Stott remained on the station as an Expedition 20 flight engineer replacing Timothy Kopra. Also serving aboard Discovery were mission specialists Patrick Forrester, José Hernández, John 'Danny' Olivas, Christer Fuglesang, Nicole Stott and Timothy Kopra. Primary Payload: 30th station flight (17A), Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure CarrierĬommander Rick Sturckow led the STS-128 mission to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery with Kevin Ford serving as pilot. Mission Duration: 13 days, 20 hours, 54 minutes Mission Number: STS-128 (128th space shuttle flight) STS-129 was the 31st shuttle mission to the station. STS-129 was the final space shuttle crew rotation flight to or from the space station.Ītlantis delivered parts to the space station, including a spare gyroscope.

The mission returned station crew member Nicole Stott to Earth. Wilmore, Satcher and Bresnik made their first trips to space. Mission specialists were Robert Satcher, Michael Foreman, Randy Bresnik and Leland Melvin. Primary Payload: 31st station flight (ULF3), EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 (ELC1), EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 2 (ELC2)Ĭommander Charlie Hobaugh led the STS-129 mission to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Atlantis. Mission Duration: 10 days, 19 hours, 16 minutes, 13 seconds Mission Number: STS-129 (129th space shuttle flight) This was the first shuttle flight for Fincke, a veteran space flier, and Vittori, who is the last international astronaut to fly aboard a shuttle. Johnson, Mission Specialists Mike Fincke, Drew Feustel, Greg Chamitoff and Roberto Vittori with the European Space Agency rounded out the crew. Headed for the International Space Station, the agency's youngest shuttle made its final flight delivering the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) and critical supplies, including two communications antennas, a high-pressure gas tank and additional parts for the Dextre robot. STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly and his crew of five blasted off Launch Pad 39A on space shuttle Endeavour from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, May 16, 2011, at 8:56 a.m. Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles Primary Payload: Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and ELC-3

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