STS-118
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| Mission name: | STS-118
<tr><th>Shuttle:</th><td>Endeavour</td></tr><tr><th>Number of crew members:</th><td>7</td></tr><tr><th>Launch pad:</th><td>39-A</td></tr> |
| Launch: | June 28, 2007 |
| Landing: | July 9, 2007 |
| Duration: | 11 Days |
| Previous mission | Next mission |
|---|---|
| STS-117 | STS-120 |
STS-118 is a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station, to be flown by the Space Shuttle Endeavour. It is scheduled for June 2007 and will deliver and assemble the starboard S5 truss segment to the ISS. This mission was originally scheduled for the space shuttle Columbia before the 2003 accident, which would have been its 29th mission, and was probably to be the orbiter's only visit to the space station. STS-118 will also be Endeavour's first mission since its refitting and maintenance; its last mission was STS-113 in November, 2002, the last successful flight before the accident.
This is the final Spacehab flight.
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[edit] Crew
- Scott Kelly (2) - Commander
- Charles Hobaugh (2) - Pilot
- Richard A. Mastracchio (2) - Mission specialist
- Dafydd Williams (2) - Mission specialist - Canada
- Tracy Caldwell (1) - Mission specialist
- Barbara Morgan (1) - Mission specialist
[edit] Launching ISS Expedition 15 Crew:
- Clayton Anderson (1) - Flight Engineer
[edit] Landing ISS Expedition 14 Crew:
- Sunita Williams (1) - Flight Engineer
[edit] Mission parameters
- Mass: TBD
- Perigee: TBD
- Apogee: TBD
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: TBD
[edit] Mission highlights
The STS-118 mission will deliver the starboard S5 truss segment to the International Space Station. This mission will feature mission specialist Barbara Morgan, to be the first teacher in space. Morgan trained as the backup to Christa McAuliffe, NASA's Teacher in Space candidate in 1986, who was killed in the space shuttle Challenger accident. Although McAuliffe was not a mission specialist but a payload specialist, Morgan decided to apply and was accepted into the astronaut corps (as NASA's first Educator-Astronaut). Morgan will become the first teacher in space on STS-118, and will share what she learns from the experience with students during and after her flight. This mission will also serve as Endeavour's return to action after being grounded for refit and maintenance.
Resulting from Endeavour's planned refit, STS-118 will mark the debut of an upgraded power distribution module, the Station-Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS). SSPTS will allow Endeavour to operate from ISS power supply, converting up to 8 kiloWatts (8kW) of 120-Volt Direct Current (120VDC) electrical power of ISS to the 18VDC system used by the Shuttle Orbiter. SSPTS will be outfitted to the ISS Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 (PMA2) during STS-116. These upgrades could allow the Orbiter to remain docked at the station for an additional 3-4 days each mission.<ref>Vehicle Upgrades: Station-Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS). Boeing: Integrated Defense Systems.</ref><ref>NASA Presolicitation Notice: Station-Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS). NASA, United States.</ref><ref>NASA's Space Shuttle Processing Status Report: S05-034. NASA, United States.</ref>
[edit] Mission Status
Endeavour (OV-105) - Endeavour remains powered down in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2 and technicians continue to prepare the vehicle for its first launch following an extensive modification period. Technicians completed the environmental control and life support system functional test. Work continues on the orbiter boom sensor system manipulator positioning mechanism. The mechanisms serve as the pedestals that hold the boom in place in the payload bay when it is not in use.
[edit] STS-318
STS-318 is the designation given to the Contingency Shuttle Crew Support mission which would be launched in the event Space Shuttle Atlantis became disabled during STS-117. It is a modified version of the STS-118 mission, which would involve the launch date being brought forward. If needed, it would launch no earlier than June 9, 2007. The crew for this mission is a 4 person subset of the full STS-118 crew.
[edit] See also
- Space science
- Space shuttle
- List of space shuttle missions
- List of human spaceflights chronologically
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
| Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105) |
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| STS-49 | STS-47 | STS-54 | STS-57 | STS-61 | STS-59 | STS-68 | STS-67 | STS-69 | STS-72 | STS-77 | STS-89 | STS-88 | STS-99 | STS-97 | STS-100 | STS-108 | STS-111 | STS-113 |
| Upcoming: STS-118 | STS-123 | STS-119 | STS-128 | STS-130 | STS-132 | STS-133 |
| Status: Operational |
| Manned spaceflights to the International Space Station |
|---|---|
| STS-88 | STS-96 | STS-101 | STS-106 | STS-92 | Soyuz TM-31 | STS-97 | STS-98 | STS-102 | STS-100 | Soyuz TM-32 | STS-104 | STS-105 | Soyuz TM-33 | STS-108 | STS-110 | Soyuz TM-34 | STS-111 | STS-112 | Soyuz TMA-1 | STS-113 | Soyuz TMA-2 | Soyuz TMA-3 | Soyuz TMA-4 | Soyuz TMA-5 | Soyuz TMA-6 | STS-114 | Soyuz TMA-7 | Soyuz TMA-8 | STS-121 | STS-115 | |
| In progress: Soyuz TMA-9 | |
| Upcoming: STS-116 | STS-117 | Soyuz TMA-10 | STS-118 | STS-120 | |
