June 8, 2007 11:38 pm

STS-117

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Space Shuttle

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-117 (ISS assembly flight 13A) was a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis, launched from pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center on 8 June 2007. Atlantis lifted off from the launch pad at 19:38 EDT. Damage from a hail storm on 26 February 2007 had previously caused the launch to be postponed from an originally-planned launch date of 15 March 2007. The launch of STS-117 marked the 250th orbital human spaceflight. Atlantis delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) the second starboard truss segment (the S3/S4 Truss) and its associated energy systems, including a set of solar arrays. During the course of the mission the crew installed the new truss segment, retracted one set of solar arrays, and unfolded the new set on the starboard side of the station. STS-117 also brought Expedition 15 crewmember Clayton Anderson to the station, and returned with ISS crewmember Sunita Williams.
Launch Overview
Window Open 23:38 UTC
Window Close 23:38 UTC
Lift Off Jun 8, 2007 · 23:38 UTC
Launch Facility Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch Pad Launch Complex 39A
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United Space Alliance
Payload STS-117
Rocket Space Shuttle
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
STS-117 (ISS assembly flight 13A) was a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis, launched from pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center on 8 June 2007. Atlantis lifted off from the launch pad at 19:38 EDT. Damage from a hail storm on 26 February 2007 had previously caused the launch to be postponed from an originally-planned launch date of 15 March 2007. The launch of STS-117 marked the 250th orbital human spaceflight. Atlantis delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) the second starboard truss segment (the S3/S4 Truss) and its associated energy systems, including a set of solar arrays. During the course of the mission the crew installed the new truss segment, retracted one set of solar arrays, and unfolded the new set on the starboard side of the station. STS-117 also brought Expedition 15 crewmember Clayton Anderson to the station, and returned with ISS crewmember Sunita Williams.

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United Space Alliance
Launch Complex 39A
Launch Overview
Window Open 23:38 UTC
Window Close 23:38 UTC
Lift Off Jun 8, 2007 · 23:38 UTC
Launch Facility Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch Pad Launch Complex 39A
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United Space Alliance
Payload STS-117
Rocket Space Shuttle
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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