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.

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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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