STS-124
From The Space Library
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| Organization | NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Human Crew,Resupply/Refurbishment/Repair |
| Launch date | May 31, 2008 |
| Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-027A |
| Experiments | Here |
| Alternate Names | 32960 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| Data Collection | Here |
| Payload Mass Up | 15408.07 kg |
STS 124 is an American shuttle craft that was launched towards the International Space Station (ISS) at 21:02 UT on 31 May 2008. It carried seven astronauts (six American, and one Japanese) to the ISS. The major mission is to install the 16-tonne pressurized, second segment of the Japanese research laboratory, and to repair the liquid toilet. It was to dock with the ISS on 02 June. Three spacewalks are planned for the installation and integration of the lab. The shuttle will land back after a 14 day mission. During the launch, foam debris from the external fuel tank was observed to hit the launch pad. An inspection by the crew later found no visible impact on the shuttle itself. Supplemental information on the mission will be reported in July issue of this Bulletin.
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