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STS-124 was the 35th mission of Space Shuttle Discovery. It went to the International Space Station on this mission. Discovery launched on May 31, 2008, at 17:02 EDT, moved from an earlier scheduled launch date of May 25, 2008, and landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, at 11:15 EDT on June 14, 2008. Its objective was to deliver the largest module of the space station – Kibō, the Japanese Experiment Module pressurized section. The mission is also referred to as ISS-1J by the ISS program.

Key facts

Spaceflight.name: STS-124
Spaceflight.names_list: Space Transportation System-124
Spaceflight.image: File:STS-124_Kibo.jpg
Spaceflight.image_caption: Kibōs pressurized module, two days after its installation, with Discovery in the background
Spaceflight.insignia: STS-124 patch.svg
Spaceflight.mission_type: ISS assembly
Spaceflight.operator: NASA
Spaceflight.orbits_completed: 217
Spaceflight.mission_duration: 13 days, 18 hours, 13 minutes 7 seconds
Spaceflight.payload_mass: 17530 kg
Spaceflight.launch_site: Kennedy, LC-39A
Spaceflight.launch_date:  UTC
Spaceflight.landing_date:  UTC
Spaceflight.landing_site: Kennedy, SLF Runway 15
Spaceflight.crew_size: 7
Spaceflight.crew_photo: Sts124crew.jpg
Spaceflight.crew_photo_caption: From left to right: Chamitoff, Fossum, Ham, Kelly, Nyberg, Garan and Hoshide
Spaceflight.apsis: gee