STS-122

Mission:

STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus Module 

Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) 
Location: OPF 2
Launch Date: February 7, 2008 at 2:45:30 pm
Launch Pad: 39A
Crew:

Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin and Walheim 

Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

 

ESA's Columbus module is shown as an engineering graphic

Engineer's graphic of what ISS will look like at the completion of STS-122

 

 

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Atlantis begins its turn into the transfer aisle of the VAB Atlantis halfway through the turn onto the VAB transfer aisle. Turn almost complete, Atlantis begins aligning with the centerline of the transfer aisle.
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The Air Force's Thunderbirds watch as Atlantis is moved inside the VAB. Atlantis on Pad 39A after rollout on November 10, 2007. STS-122 Crew member during walkout. l-r, Pilot Alan Poindexter, Leland Melvin, Commander Steve Frick, Mission Specialists Stanley Love, Rex Walheim, ESA's Mission Specialists Leopold Eyharts and Hans Schlegel
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STS-122 Crew members wave to the media. l-r, ESA Mission Specialist Leopold Eyharts, Mission Specialist Stanley Love, ESA Mission Specialist Hans Schlegel, Mission Specialist Rex Walheim,Mission Specialist Leland Melvin, Pilot Alan Poindexter, Commander S Atlantis awaits mission STS-122 as the sun shines through partly cloudy skies. The first of 350,000 gallons of water to suppress the damaging sound reflections begins to cascade into the flame trench.