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Space Shuttle Endeavour

STS-123 Brings Kibo Components and Dextre

April 7, 2013 by Mars1

When astronaut Garrett Reisman applied to NASA as a potential astronaut, he had to appear before a panel headed by John Young, who had flown two Gemini, two Apollo, and two of the early Space Shuttle flights including the very first one. In pre-flight interviews, Reisman commented on how tough it was to appear in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Endeavour, International Space Station, ISS, Japanese space station module Kibo, Kibo ISS, Kibo module ISS, Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-123, STS-123 crew, STS-123 Endeavour, STS-123 EVA

STS-118 Delivers The S5 Truss Segment

March 18, 2013 by Mars1

The Endeavour launched on its first mission in four and a half years on August 8, 2007. It had been heavily upgraded during the hiatus to allow for longer missions and now included the Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS), which would allow it to draw power from the station. The crew included Shuttle Commander Scott … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Barbara Morgan, Benjamin Drew Dafydd Williams, Charles Hobaugh, Expedition 15, International Space Station, ISS, Rick Mastracchio, Scott Kelly, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-118, STS-118 crew, STS-118 Endeavour, STS-118 mission, Tracy Caldwell

STS-111 Arrives with Expedition 5

March 14, 2013 by Mars1

The Endeavour launched on June 5, 2002, and docked on June 7, delivering Station Commander Valeri Korzun and Flight Engineer Sergei Treschev of Russia, and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of America. The older individuals among the people arriving on the Endeavour took some kidding from the Expedition 4 crew, who dubbed them “our fathers of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: International Space Station, ISS, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-111, STS-111 crew, STS-111 mission

STS-108 Arrives With Expedition 4

March 14, 2013 by Mars1

The STS-108 mission finally got off the ground on December 5, 2001. The crew included Mission Commander Dominic Gorie, Pilot Mark Kelly, and Mission Specialists Linda Godwin and Daniel Tani. The main purpose was to deliver Expedition 4, which would be commanded by Yuri Onufrienko of Russia and also included Daniel Bursch and Carl Walz … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Expedition 4, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-108, STS-108 crew, STS-108 mission

STS-100 Delivers Canadarm2

March 13, 2013 by Mars1

Canadarm2 The Canadian-built Canadarm2 is installed and goes into action. STS-100 featured a crew representing several of the major partners of the International Space Station, including Chris Hadfield from Canada, Umberto Guidoni from the European Space Agency, Yuri Lonchankov from Russia, and Shuttle Commander Kent Rominger, Pilot Jeff Ashby, and Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Canadarm2, International Space Station, ISS, ISS Shuttle Flights, Space Shuttle Endeavour, Space Station Remote Manipulator System, SSRMS, STS-100, STS-100 crew, STS-100 Endeavour

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