STS-112 Delivers the Starboard-1 Truss Segment
STS-112 had originally been scheduled to launch on August 22 but, with the discovery of the cracks in the cyrogenic propellant duct liners, the fleet was grounded and launch was pushed back until October 7. Atlantis docked two days later and Whitson couldn’t resist needling Mission Commander Jeffrey Ashby: “Did you bring that salsa I … [Read more…]