STS-115
P3/P4 Truss Assembly, Rollover to the VAB, Rollout to Pad 39B, Walkout, Launch and Landing


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Launch: Sept 9, 2006, 11:14:55 am EDT
Landing: Sept 21, 2006, 6:21:30 am EDT


Engineering graphic showing ISS after the STS-115 mission.

July 20, 2006 the media viewed the cargo for Mission STS-115, the P3/P4 Truss Assembly.  July 24, 2006, Atlantis was moved from Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 to the Vehicle Assembly Building, a major step toward a launch to the International Space Station.  On August 2nd, after 2 weather delays, Atlantis was transported to Pad 39B.  On September 8, 2006, STS-115 was scrubbed for an ECO (Engine Cut-Off) sensor that gave anomalous readings during tanking.  Atlantis was launched on Saturday, September 9, 2006 at 11:14:55 am EDT.  Atlantis landed at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) on Wednesday, September 21, 2006 at 6:21:30 am EDT.

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The main engines are fired up in sequence about 2/10 of a second apart. Here Atlantis comes up to full power at T-3. Main engines are at 100% power at T-2. ZERO! Booster ignition.
 

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LIFTOFF! Atlantis begins her climb to orbit. T+2 seconds
 

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With 17 1/2 tons of cargo Atlantis leaps up. T+3 Atlantis approaches "Tower Clear"