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STS-116
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| Mission: |
STS-116 - 20th
International Space Station Flight (12A.1) -P5 Truss Segment |
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Vehicle: |
Discovery (OV-103) |
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Location: |
OPF 3 at KSC |
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Launch Date: |
Dec. 9, 2006, 8:47:48 pm EST |
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Launch Pad: |
39B |
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Crew: |
Polansky, Oefelein,
Curbeam, Higginbotham, Patrick, Fuglesang and
Williams
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| Inclination/Orbit Altitude:
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51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles |
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P5 Truss Segment
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Engineer's graphic of what ISS will look
like at the completion of STS-116
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On October 20, 2006, the media
viewed the P5 Truss Segment being prepared for launch aboard
STS-116. On November 9, 2006, Discovery was rolled out to Pad
39B in preparation for the STS-116 mission. In a flawless
launch, the space shuttle Discovery
and its seven-member crew lifted off Saturday from NASA's Kennedy
Space Center at 8:47:48 p.m. EST on one of the most complex missions
ever to the International Space
Station. At 5:32 pm EST on December 22, 2005, Discovery made a
picture-perfect landing at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF)
after a weather-related wave-off on the first attempt.
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