STS-118
Mission:

STS-118 - 22nd International Space Station Flight (13A.1) -S5 Truss Segment
Vehicle: Endeavour (OV-105)
Location: OPF Bay 2 
Launch Date: August 8, 2007, 6:36 pm EDT
Launch Pad: 39A
Crew:

Kelly, Hobaugh, Williams, Morgan, Mastracchio, Caldwell and Anderson
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

 

Engineer's graphic of what ISS will look like at the completion of STS-118

 


S5 Truss

 

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Endeavour in the VAB and at Pad 39A

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Under the Crawler-Transporter. The RSS swings away to reveal Endeavour. Crew walkout: l to r, mission specialists Alvin Drew Jr, Barbara R. Morgan, Canadian Space Agency's Dafydd R. (Dave) Williams, Richard A. (Rick) Mastracchio, Tracy E. Caldwell, Pilot Charles O. Hobaugh and Commander Scott J. Kelly.
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Main engine start. Main engines are coming up to full power. Rising from the smoke and steam, Endeavour begins mission STS-118.
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Leaving the Earthly coil, Endeavour heads to orbit. Rising majestically on a fiery plume of blazing gases and steam, Endeavour streaks skyward. Endeavour begins the roll program.