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    STS-126 was the one hundred and twenty-fourth NASA Space Shuttle mission, and twenty-second orbital flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105) to...
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    Station. His first mission, STS-126, took place in November 2008, and his second was STS-132 in May 2010. His third was STS-133 in February 2011, and his...
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    mission to space, STS-115, which launched on September 9, 2006, and returned to Earth on September 21, 2006. He then commanded STS-126 aboard Space Shuttle...
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    Shuttle and landed in a Soyuz. Pettit was mission specialist 1 on the STS-126 mission to deliver equipment and supplies to the ISS. Pettit also performed...
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    Army with the rank of colonel. Kimbrough was a mission specialist on STS-126, which launched on November 14, 2008. During the mission, Kimbrough performed...
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    the ISS program. Stephen G. Bowen was originally assigned to STS-124 but was moved to STS-126 to allow this mission to rotate an ISS crew member. Bowen was...
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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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  • (1937–2023) — STS-6, STS-51-D, STS-51-J Eric A. Boe — STS-126, STS-133 Charles Bolden — STS-61-C, STS-31, STS-45, STS-60 Roberta Bondar, M.D. — STS-42 Valentin...
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    Achievement Medals. She has flown on two Space Shuttle missions, STS-115 and STS-126, during which she completed five spacewalks totaling 33 hours and...
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  • Space Shuttle missions designated STS-3xx (officially called Launch On Need (LON) missions) were rescue missions which would have been mounted to rescue...
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    It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th and final mission, STS-134, in May 2011. STS-134 was expected to be the final mission...
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  • STS-28, STS-41, STS-50, STS-64 Marianna: Norman Thagard — STS-7, STS-51-B, STS-30, STS-42, Soyuz TM-21/STS-71 Miami: Eric A. Boe — STS-126, STS-133...
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    active NASA astronaut. He flew as the pilot of Space Shuttle missions STS-126 and STS-133. Boe was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia...
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    on STS-126 and remained until departing on STS-119 on 25 March 2009. She was replaced by JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, who arrived at the ISS on STS-119...
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    Assignment for STS-126 Mission". NASA. 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2007. Stephen Withers (2007). "Crew assignments for space shuttle mission STS-126 have been...
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    STS-6 (1983), STS-51-D (1985), STS-51-J (1985) Eric A. Boe — STS-126 (2008), STS-133 (2011) Charles Bolden — STS-61-C (1985), STS-31 (1990), STS-45...
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  • designation) was constructed parallel to it and used for one landing (STS-126). Five ALT free flights and 54 operational Space Shuttle missions landed...
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    flights) Pilot, STS-117 (Atlantis) Commander, STS-119 (Discovery) Christopher Ferguson (3 flights) Pilot, STS-115 (Atlantis) Commander, STS-126 (Endeavour)...
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    Antonelli (2 flights) Pilot, STS-119 (Discovery) Pilot, STS-132 (Atlantis) Eric A. Boe (2 flights) Pilot, STS-126 (Endeavour) Pilot, STS-133 (Discovery) Kevin...
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    STS-49 was NASA's maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which launched on May 7, 1992. The primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve...
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    carriers (ICCs) STS-105 ICC, STS-121 ICC, STS-122 ICC-Lite, STS-126 LMC, STS-127 ICC-VLD, STS-128 LMC, STS-131 LMC, STS-132 ICC-VLD2, STS-135 LMC Integrated...
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    in orbit: STS-2 (equipment failure), STS-35 (weather), STS-44 (equipment failure), and STS-83 (equipment failure, relaunched as STS-94). STS-300 was the...
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    Truss Segment) STS-126 Endeavour ISS Expedition 18 – Flight Engineer (3 month expedition) STS-135 Atlantis Michael J. Massimino (2 flights) STS-109 Columbia...
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    September 2008 and was rolled out to Pad 39B one week later. Since STS-126 launched before STS-125, Atlantis was rolled back to the VAB on 20 October, and Endeavour...
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    the breakage of one of three flow control valves on the previous flight, STS-126, the flow valves of all orbiters were subjected to tests to determine if...
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    mission specialist on STS-126 for the trip to the station, which launched on November 14, 2008. She served as mission specialist on STS-119 when it returned...
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    STS-124 in June, and stayed through Expedition 18, leaving the station on STS-126 in November. Maksim Surayev – Commander – RSA (for Volkov) Oleg Skripochka...
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    prevent further damage. Repairs to the joints were carried out during STS-126 with lubrication and the replacement of 11 out of 12 trundle bearings on...
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    TMA-13". Spacefacts. Retrieved 17 December 2017. "STS-126". Spacefacts. Retrieved 18 December 2017. "STS-119". Spacefacts. Retrieved 18 December 2017. "Soyuz...
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    as 9 August 2005 (STS-114), 22 June 2007 (STS-117), 30 November 2008 (STS-126), 24 May 2009 (STS-125), and 11 September 2009 (STS-128) due to rain and...
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