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| STS-120 (Flight # 120) | 23 October - 7 November 2007 | Discovery (34) |
Crew:
Pamela Melroy [3], Commander
George Zamka [1], Pilot
Scott
Parazynski [5], Mission Specialist
Douglas
Wheelock [1], Mission Specialist
Stephanie
Wilson [2], Mission Specialist
Paolo Nespoli
[1], Mission Specialist (ESA, Italy)
ISS Upload:
Daniel M. Tani [2]
ISS Download:
Clayton
Anderson
Launch:
Pad: 39-A (67)
Date: 23 October 2007
Time: 15:38:19 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 122 nm
Inclination: 51.6 degrees
Orbits: 238
Duration: 15 days, 2 hours, 23 minutes, 54 seconds
Distance: 6.2 million miles (10 million km)
Landing:
Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (66)
Date: 7 November 2007
Time: 18:02:13 UTC
Rollout: 55 seconds
Highlights:
23rd Space Station Assembly Flight
10A/Harmony Node 2. There were 5 spacewalks planned for this mission. On the
third EVA, the
P6 truss and solar arrays were moved to a final location.
One of the arrays tore upon deployment and the 4th EVA was changed to repair the
damage. The 5th EVA was cancelled. During the 2nd EVA, metal shavings were found in
a joint of the Starboard 3/Starboard 4 solar array.
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