STS-123

Mission:

STS-123 - 25th International Space Station Flight - Kibo, 
Dextre 

Vehicle: Endeavour (OV-105) 
Location: On orbit
Launch Date: March 11, 2008 at 2:28:12 am
Launch Pad: 39A
Crew:

Gorie, Johnson, Linnehan, Doi, Behnken, Foreman, Reisman

Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

 

JAXA's Kibo module is shown as an engineering graphic

Engineer's graphic of what ISS will look like at the completion of STS-123

 

 

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Silhouetted against the rising sun, Endeavour is secured on Pad 39A. As the Crawler-Transporter proceeds down the ramp at Pad 39A, Endeavour stands ready in the morning sun. In the warm glow of the morning sun, Endeavour stands ready for her pad-side preparations for the STS-123 mission.

 

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The Crawler-Transporter comes down the ramp at Pad 39A after delivering Endeavour for the STS-123 mission.

 

Hard-down on Pad 39A, Endeavour is prepped for her mission. Endeavour is secured on Pad 39A for mission STS-123
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The crew waves at walkout l-r Mission Specialist Richard Linnehan, JAXA's Takao Doi, Michael Foreman, Robert Behnken, Pilot Gregory Johnson, MS Garrett Reisman and Commander Dominic Gorie In the final minutes of the hold at 9 minutes, Endeavour awaits mission STS-123 Go for main engine start as the sound suppression water cascades over the MLP.