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STS-124
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End of mission

STS-124 is the next Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which will be flown by Space Shuttle Discovery. The target launch date for the mission is May 25 2008.[2] Completion of the mission will leave eight flights remaining in the Space Shuttle program until its end in 2010, excluding two as-yet-unconfirmed Contingency Logistic Flights.[2]

Crew

*Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission.

Launching ISS Expedition 17 Crew:

Landing ISS Expedition 17 Crew:

Crew notes

Stephen G. Bowen was originally assigned to STS-124 but was moved to STS-126 to allow the shuttle to rotate an ISS crew member.[4]

Mission parameters

Mission payload

ISS JAXA JEM module configuration.
JEM Kibo Pressurized Module in assembly

As of October, 2007, the ISS assembly sequence has STS-124 delivering the Pressurized Module of the Japanese Experiment Module to the International Space Station, which will be mated to Node 2. The Japanese Remote Manipulator System, a robotic arm, will be attached to the Japanese module during this mission.[5] Mission Specialist Mike Fossum and Ron Garan will make at least two spacewalks to install and outfit the Pressurised Module and Japanese Remote Manipulator System.

Mission background

Stephen G. Bowen was originally assigned to STS-124, and was scheduled to do the EVAs on the flight along with Fossum, but he was reassigned to the crew of STS-126.

The mission will mark:

  • 154th manned US space launch
  • 123rd space shuttle flight since STS-1
  • 98th post-Challenger mission
  • 10th post-Columbia mission

Contingency mission

STS-326 is the designation given to the Contingency Shuttle Crew Support mission which would be launched in the event that Discovery becomes disabled during STS-124.[6] It would be a modified version of the STS-126 mission of Endeavour, which would involve the launch date being brought forward. The crew for this mission would be a four-person subset of the full STS-126 crew.[6]

Once Discovery safely returns home after STS-124, Endeavour will roll out to launch pad 39B. On the pad, Endeavour will be temporarily re-assigned to mission STS-400. STS-400 is the Launch on Need (LON) rescue flight that would be activated in the event Atlantis has problems during STS-125, the final Hubble servicing flight. Since no "safe haven" capability is available for STS-125, Endeavour will be ready to launch on short notice to rescue the crew of Atlantis if required.[7][6] Once Atlantis returns safely from STS-125, Endeavour will move to launch pad 39A, to prepare for the launch of STS-126.

See also

References

  1. ^ NASA (2007). "NASA's Shuttle and Rocket Missions". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b NASA (2007). "Consolidated Launch Manifest". NASA. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
  3. ^ NASA (2007). "NASA Assigns Crew for Shuttle Mission to Install Japanese Lab". NASA. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Stephen Withers (2007). "Crew assignments for space shuttle mission STS-126 have been revised following the resignation of an experienced astronaut". iTWire. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ NASA (2007). "Japanese Experiment Module - Exposed Facility (JEM-EF)". NASA. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b c Bergin, Chris (2007-04-15). "NASA sets new launch date targets through to STS-124". NASASpaceflight. Retrieved 2007-08-21. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help) Cite error: The named reference "rescue" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ Chris Bergin (2007). "Hubble Servicing Mission moves up". NASASpaceflight.com. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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