STS-118
Sign in to saveSTS-118 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by the orbiter Endeavour. STS-118 lifted off on August 8, 2007, from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida and landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility at KSC on August 21, 2007.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- STS-118
- Spaceflight.names_list
- Space Transportation System-118
- Spaceflight.image
- STS-118 approaching ISS.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Endeavour rendezvous with the ISS
- Spaceflight.insignia
- STS-118 patch new.png
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- ISS assembly
- Spaceflight.operator
- NASA
- Spaceflight.orbits_completed
- 201
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- 12days, 17hours, 55minutes, 34seconds
- Spaceflight.payload_mass
- 20,945kg (46,180 lb)
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Kennedy, LC-39A
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- UTC
- Spaceflight.landing_date
- UTC
- Spaceflight.landing_site
- Kennedy, SLF Runway 15
- Spaceflight.crew_size
- 7
- Spaceflight.crew_photo
- STS-118 crew lr.jpg
- Spaceflight.crew_photo_caption
- (left to right) Mastracchio, Morgan, Hobaugh, Kelly, Caldwell, Williams and Drew.
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- gee
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Encyclopedic overview
28 sectionsContents
- Crew
- Crew notes
- Mission payloads
- Crew seat assignments
- Mission background
- Mission timeline
- Launch preparations
- Wednesday August 8 (Flight day 1, Launch)
- Thursday August 9 (Flight day 2)
- Friday August 10 (Flight day 3)
- Saturday August 11 (Flight day 4)
- Sunday August 12 (Flight day 5)
- Monday August 13 (Flight day 6)
- Tuesday August 14 (Flight day 7)
- Wednesday August 15 (Flight day 8)
- Thursday August 16 (Flight day 9)
- Friday August 17 (Flight day 10)
- Saturday August 18 (Flight day 11)
- Sunday August 19 (Flight day 12)
- Monday August 20 (Flight day 13)
- Tuesday August 21 (Flight day 14, Landing)
- Extra-vehicular activity
- Wake-up calls
- Contingency mission
- Media
- See also
- References
- External links
STS-118 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by the orbiter Endeavour. STS-118 lifted off on August 8, 2007, from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida and landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility at KSC on August 21, 2007.
This was the first flight of Endeavour since STS-113 in November 2002, which was also the last successful shuttle flight before STS-107, which culminated in the loss of Columbia when it disintegrated during reentry. STS-118 pilot Charles Hobaugh had been the entry team CAPCOM for STS-107. Columbia had originally been selected for this flight, for what would have been its 29th mission, and its first and likely only visit to the ISS, mainly due to its heavier weight.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “STS-118” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.