STS-121 was a 2006 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery on its 32nd flight. The main purposes...
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robotics. She flew in space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-121 mission in July 2006, when she was responsible for operating the robotic...
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Stephanie Wilson (section STS-121)
flown on three shuttle missions. On STS-121, Wilson flew aboard as a mission specialist. She also flew on the STS-120 mission that delivered the Harmony...
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Contingency Shuttle Crew Support (CSCS) operations. Up to STS-121 all rescue missions were to be designated STS-300. In the case of an abort to orbit, where the...
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This is the timeline for STS-121, the mission to the ISS. The shuttle was docked to the ISS for the majority of the flight. For much of the time the shuttle...
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after the loss of Challenger and crew in 1986. The mission, designated STS-107, was the twenty-eighth flight for the orbiter, the 113th flight of the...
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Mark Kelly (section STS-121)
first space mission in 2001 as pilot of STS-108, then piloted STS-121 in 2006, and commanded STS-124 in 2008 and STS-134 (the final mission of Space Shuttle...
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modifications to the flight hardware. Shuttle flights resumed a year later with STS-121 on July 4, 2006. This mission was to carry the Expedition 7 crew to the...
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disaster, following the two successful Return to Flight missions, STS-114 and STS-121. STS-115 launched from LC-39B at the Kennedy Space Center on September...
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orbits, travelling 4.5 million miles in 10 days, 19 hours, and 58 minutes. STS-121 Space Shuttle Discovery (4–17 July 2006) was a return-to-flight test mission...
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disasters: STS-26 in 1988, STS-114 in 2005, and STS-121 in 2006. Discovery flew the ante-penultimate mission of the Space Shuttle program, STS-133, having...
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Rendezvous pitch maneuver (section STS-121)
Malenchenko photographed and videotaped the RPM of Discovery during STS-120. During STS-121, the rendezvous pitch maneuver was performed at 14:02 UTC on July...
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Blaha — STS-29, STS-33, STS-43, STS-58, STS-79/81 Michael J. Bloomfield — STS-86, STS-97, STS-110 Guion Bluford — STS-8, STS-61-A, STS-39, STS-53 Karol...
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(1997) and STS-95 (1998) and commander of STS-104 (2001), STS-121 (2006) and STS-133 (2011). STS-87 (November 19 to December 5, 1997) was the fourth U.S...
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STS-82, STS-103, STS-110 Fayetteville: Richard O. Covey — STS-51-I, STS-26, STS-38, STS-61 Little Rock: Scott E. Parazynski — STS-66, STS-86, STS-95...
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Galveston. He flew into space on board the NASA Space Shuttle missions STS-121 and STS-124 and served as a mission specialist of Expedition 28 and commander...
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for STS-114 and STS-121, in the event that the shuttle became disabled or damaged and could not safely return to Earth. The rescue flight for STS-115...
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STS-32, STS-46, STS-62, STS-81, STS-98 Mae Jemison – STS-47 Tamara Jernigan – STS-40, STS-52, STS-67, STS-80, STS-96 Brent Jett – STS-72, STS-81, STS-97...
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International Space Station (ISS) and was selected for the Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121 mission to join Expedition 13. The launch was initially scheduled for 1...
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— STS-91 (1998), STS-99 (2000), STS-104 (2001) James M. Kelly — STS-102 (2001), STS-114 (2005) Mark E. Kelly — STS-108 (2001), STS-121 (2006), STS-124...
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later as a member of the crew of STS-121. In July 2004, Noriega was replaced by Piers Sellers on the crew of STS-121 due to a temporary medical condition...
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Expedition 14 crew member Thomas Reiter from European Space Agency (launched by STS-121). Christer Fuglesang became Sweden's first astronaut. His flight was a...
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the last three-man crew to reside on the station until the arrival of STS-121 in 2006, delivering the final astronaut of Expedition 13. The crew performed...
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1981 to 2011. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of reusable spacecraft where it was...
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Doug Hurley (section STS-127)
lead ASP (Astronaut Support Personnel) for Space Shuttle missions STS-107 and STS-121. He also worked shuttle landing and rollout, served on the Columbia...
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being sworn in, and U.S. Senator from Arizona Mark Kelly (STS-108, STS-121, STS-124, and STS-134). In a reprise of his first space flight, while in orbit...
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2006 aboard Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-121. In December 2006, Discovery mission STS-116 brought Sunita Williams to replace Reiter as the...
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"New Trio Launches to Join Expedition 33". NASA. Retrieved 2012-10-24. "STS-121 Mission Information". NASA. Retrieved 2008-11-19. "ISS Expedition 28 Crew"...
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astronaut Scott J. Kelly is his twin brother) Pilot, STS-108 Endeavour (ISS supply mission) Pilot, STS-121 Discovery (ISS resupply mission; second "Return...
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STS-120 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on October 23, 2007, from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida...
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