STS-116

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STS-116
Organization NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(UnitedStates)
Mission type Human Crew
Launch date December 10, 2006 (2006-12-10)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 2006-055A
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 29647
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 16202.31 kg


STS 116 is an American (NASA) shuttle spacecraft that was launched from Cape Canaveral at 01:47 UT on 10 December 2006. It carried a crew of seven (five Americans and two Europeans) to the International Space Station (ISS) to do some major repairs and installations. It docked with the ISS on 11 December. The crew disconnected the power lines leading to what has been a temporary source (since 1998) and connected them to the recently installed solar panels. The crew overcame problems in rolling back the older panels after three spacewalks, totaling several hours. They also made a spacewalk to install a two-tonne truss (P5) to enable additions to the station. The 13-day mission ended when the shuttle landed back in Cape Canaveral at 22:32 UT on 22 December. One of the seven members of the crew stayed on the ISS, replacing another astronaut who had stayed there for six months.


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