STS-121
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STS-121 was a 2006 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission focused on testing new safety improvements and resupply of the International Space Station as part of the post-Columbia "Return to Flight" efforts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| STS-121 canonical | 6 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Space Station resupply mission
ⓘ
NASA spaceflight ⓘ Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| commander | Steven W. Lindsey ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewSize | 7 ⓘ |
| deliveredCrewToISS | Thomas Reiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deliveredToISS |
equipment
ⓘ
experiments ⓘ supplies ⓘ |
| destination | International Space Station ⓘ |
| esaAstronautOnboard | Thomas Reiter ⓘ |
| evaCount | 3 ⓘ |
| evaPurpose |
ISS maintenance and assembly tasks
ⓘ
testing repair techniques for Shuttle thermal protection system ⓘ |
| focus |
resupply of the International Space Station
ⓘ
testing new safety improvements ⓘ |
| issAssemblyFlight | ULF1.1 ⓘ |
| issExpeditionSupported | Expedition 13 ⓘ |
| landingDate | 2006-07-17 ⓘ |
| landingRunway | Runway 15 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2006-07-04 ⓘ |
| launchPad | LC-39B ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Kennedy Space Center
ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ⓘ |
| launchTimeUTC | 18:37:55 ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 12 days 18 hours 37 minutes ⓘ |
| missionName | STS-121 self-link ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | success ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Lisa M. Nowak
ⓘ
Michael E. Fossum ⓘ Piers Sellers ⓘ
surface form:
Piers J. Sellers
Stephanie D. Wilson ⓘ Thomas Reiter ⓘ |
| missionType | ISS logistics and test flight ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first Space Shuttle launch on the United States Independence Day
ⓘ
first mission to add a third crew member to ISS Expedition 13 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitApogee | 346 km ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 51.6 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPerigee | 338 km ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | 91.3 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 202 ⓘ |
| partOf | post-Columbia Shuttle flights ⓘ |
| pilot | Mark E. Kelly ⓘ |
| previousReturnToFlightMission | STS-114 ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | evaluate new Shuttle safety and inspection procedures ⓘ |
| primaryPayload |
Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module
ⓘ
surface form:
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo
|
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| relatedAccident |
STS-107
ⓘ
surface form:
STS-107 Columbia disaster
|
| returnToFlightNumber | second Return to Flight mission after STS-107 ⓘ |
| returnToFlightPhase | post-Columbia Return to Flight ⓘ |
| safetyImprovementTested |
enhanced external tank foam inspection
ⓘ
orbiter boom sensor system procedures ⓘ refined ascent imagery system ⓘ |
| secondaryObjective | deliver logistics and supplies to the ISS ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ |
| spacecraftSerial | OV-103 ⓘ |
| spaceShuttle | Discovery ⓘ |
| testedSystem |
Shuttle thermal protection system inspection procedures
ⓘ
enhanced imaging and sensor packages ⓘ on-orbit repair techniques ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.