STS-115
Sign in to saveSTS-115 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by . It was the first assembly mission to the ISS after the Columbia 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 9, 2006, at 11:14:55 EDT (15:14:55 UTC).
Key facts
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- STS-115
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- Space Transportation System-115
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- ISS after STS-115 in September 2006.jpg
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- The ISS above Earth, following the installation of a new truss segment and solar arrays during STS-115
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- STS-115 patch.svg
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- ISS assembly
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- NASA
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- 188
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- 11 days, 19 hours, 6 minutes, 35 seconds
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- 122,397 kg (orbiter)
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- Kennedy, LC-39B
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- UTC
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- Kennedy, SLF Runway 33
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- 6
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- STS-115 crew.jpg
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- (L-R) Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, Christopher J. Ferguson, Joseph R. Tanner, Daniel C. Burbank, Brent W. Jett Jr., Steven MacLean
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31 sectionsContents
- Crew
- Crew notes
- Mission payloads
- Mission objectives
- Crew seat assignments
- Mission background
- Mission timeline
- Launch preparations
- September 8 (Launch attempt 1)
- September 9 (Flight day 1, Launch)
- September 10 (Flight day 2)
- September 11 (Flight day 3)
- September 12 (Flight day 4)
- September 13 (Flight day 5)
- September 14 (Flight day 6)
- September 15 (Flight day 7)
- September 16 (Flight day 8)
- September 17 (Flight day 9)
- September 18 (Flight day 10)
- September 19 (Flight day 11)
- September 20 (Flight day 12)
- September 21 (Flight day 13 and landing)
- Post flight
- Debris analysis
- Wake-up calls
- Contingency mission
- Media
- See also
- References
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STS-115 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by . It was the first assembly mission to the ISS after the Columbia 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 9, 2006, at 11:14:55 EDT (15:14:55 UTC).
The mission is also referred to as ISS-12A by the ISS program. The mission delivered the second port-side truss segment (ITS P3/P4), a pair of solar arrays (2A and 4A), and batteries. A total of three spacewalks were performed, during which the crew connected the systems on the installed trusses, prepared them for deployment, and did other maintenance work on the station.