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INTERNATIONALSPACESTATION HOMEPAGE |
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STS-118 ASSEMBLY FLIGHT USA |
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LAUNCH : |
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22.36 GMT |
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Kennedy Space Center |
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Florida / USA |
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Pad 39 A |
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Aug.11 / 2007 |
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LAUNCH VEHICLE: |
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Space Shuttle ENDEAVOUR |
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EVA: |
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# 1 : |
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06 h 17 min |
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Endeavour's STS-118 mission was
NASA's second shuttle flight dedicated to ISS construction in2007 and
features up to four spacewalks to attach the new Starboard 5 (S5) truss
and other hardware to the station's exterior. The small spacer truss, S5 is
serving as the bridge between the stations newly-installed starboard
solar arrays and a new pair of solar wings set to launch in2008.
Endeavour's crew was also delivering an external spare parts platform
for the ISS and replaced a broken gyroscope in the outpost's U.S.
attitude control system. station. |
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I.S.S.ELEMENT: |
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LANDING : |
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Aug.21 / 2007 |
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16.32 GMT |
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Runway 15 |
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Kennedy Space Center / Fl. |
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3rd starport truss segment |
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Aug.13 / 2007 |
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# 2 : |
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06 h 28 min |
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Aug.15 / 2007 |
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# 3 : |
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05 h 28 min |
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August.08 / 2007 |
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8.30.07 |
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18:40:56 |
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05 h 02 min |
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I.S.S. and Endeavour after undocking |
