STS-124
Mission:

STS-124 - 26th International Space Station Flight - 
Kibo Pressurized Module
Japanese Remote Manipulator System 
Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103) 
Location: OPF 3 after a successful mission
Launch Date: May 31, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Launch Pad: 39A
Crew:

Kelly, Ham, Nyberg, Garan, Fossum, Hoshide, Chamitoff 
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-124

Click here for a high resolution poster of Discovery being prepped for the STS-124 mission

 

 

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Discovery and the hazards of spaceflight. Discovery's Flow Manager, Stephanie Stilson. l-r, MS Gregory Chamitoff, Akihito Hoshide, Michael Fossum, Ronald Garan, Karen Nyberg, Pilot Kenneth Ham, Commander Mark Kelly
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Discovery stands ready for STS-124 in the final minutes of the countdown. The sound suppression water cascades into the flame trench at T-12 seconds. Main engine start.
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Main engines come up to full power. Booster ignition and Liftoff. Discovery rises from Pad 39A as Mission STS-124 begins.