STS-119

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STS-119
Organization National Aeronautics and Space Administration (UnitedStates)
Mission type Human Crew,Resupply/Refurbishment/Repair
Launch date March 15, 2009 (2009-03-15)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 2009-012A
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 34541
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 14762.61 kg


STS 119 is an American (NASA) shuttle craft that was launched from Cape Canaveral at 23:43 UT on 15 March 2009. It carried seven astronauts (six American and one Japanese) to the International Space Station (ISS). The shuttle docked at the ISS at 21:20 UT on 17 March 2009. The crew transfer brought aboard the ISS the first Japanese long-duration astronaut. The primary goal of the mission was to bring the final set of solar arrays, also known as the starboard 6 or S6 truss segment, to the ISS and install them. The crew performed three spacewalks to install the truss segment and carry out other activities. The crew also delivered a new urine processor distillation assembly as part of the crew life support system. The shuttle undocked from the ISS at 19:53 UT on 25 March and landed at Cape Canaveral at 19:14 UT on 28 March. The shuttle returned with samples of water cleaned by the recycling system and also frozen biological samples collected over several months as part of a medical experiment on human response to microgravity.


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