STS-126
From The Space Library
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| Organization | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (UnitedStates) |
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| Mission type | Resupply/Refurbishment/Repair |
| Launch date | November 15, 2008 |
| Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-059A |
| Experiments | Here |
| Alternate Names | 33441 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| Data Collection | Here |
| Payload Mass Up | 17917.35 kg |
STS 126 is an American Shuttle that was launched from Cape Canaveral at 00:55 UT on 15 November 2008. It carried seven American astronauts and 14.5 tonnes of construction materials and equipment to the International Space Station (ISS). It docked with the ISS at 22:01 UT on 16 November. The main objectives were to enhance the facility to accommodate six astronauts (instead of the current three), install an additional bathroom and a urine processor to produce drinking water. Also conducted were four spacewalks to repair the solar array orientation joints. It undocked from ISS at 14:47 UT on 28 November and landed at 21:25 UT on 30 November at Edwards Air Force Base.
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