STS-135

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STS-135
Organization National Aeronautics and Space Administration (UnitedStates)
Mission type Human Crew,Resupply/Refurbishment/Repair
Launch date July 8, 2011 (2011-07-08)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 2011-031A
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 37736
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 11556.62 kg
Payload Mass Down kg
Orbiter Atlantis
Lift Off Mass 2,050,755.96 kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff 120,696.39 kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing 102,681.97 kg
Landed 5:57 a.m. EDT, concrete runway 15, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Orbits of Earth 200
Orbital Altitude 190 nautical miles


Contents

Crew

  • Commander: Christopher J. Ferguson
  • Pilot: Douglas G. Hurley
    • Payload Commander:
    • Mission Specialist 1: Sandra H. Magnus
    • Mission Specialist 2: Rex J. Walheim
    • Mission Specialist 3:
    • Mission Specialist 4:
    • Mission Specialist 5:
    • Payload Specialist 1:
    • Payload Specialist 2:


ISS/Mir Crew Transport


Mission

STS 135 was launched from Cape Canaveral on 08 July 2011 at 15:29 UT by the shuttle Atlantis. It docked with the International Space Station's (ISS) Harmony module on 10 July 2011 at 15:07 UT. This shuttle launch carried a crew of four and marked the 135th and final Space Shuttle mission. The mission's primary cargo was the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and a Lightweight Multi-Purpose Carrier (LMC). The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) will be filled with 3919 kg of supplies for the station and its six crew members. The STS 135 mission was solely designed to stock the complex with as many supplies and spare parts as possible for sustenance of the outpost and its crews in the post-shuttle era. The mission lasted 13 days ending with a landing at Cape Canaveral on 21 July 2011 at 09:55 UT.


EVA

Payload

ISS Resupply Mission ULF7; Multi-purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Rafaello; Lightweight Multi-Purpose Carrier (LMC) Projected launch date is July 2011, with Atlantis (OV-104) in its 33rd and final flight


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