STS-128
From The Space Library
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| Organization | NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
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| Mission type | Human Crew,Resupply/Refurbishment/Repair |
| Launch date | August 29, 2009 |
| Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-045A |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Experiments | Here |
| Alternate Names | 35811 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| Data Collection | Here |
| Payload Mass Up | 14993.94 kg |
| Payload Mass Down | 9824.55 kg |
| Orbiter | Discovery |
| Lift Off Mass | 2,055,841.82 kg |
| Orbiter Weight at Liftoff | 121,676.82 kg |
| Orbiter Weight at Landing | 102,663.64 kg |
| Landed | 8:53 p.m. EDT, concrete runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. |
| Orbits of Earth | 219 |
| Orbital Altitude | 188 nautical miles |
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Crew
- Commander: Frederick W. Sturckow
- Pilot: Kevin A. Ford
- Payload Commander:
- Mission Specialist 1: Patrick G. Forrester
- Mission Specialist 2: Jose M. Hernandez
- Mission Specialist 3: Christer Fuglesang, European Space Agency (ESA)
- Mission Specialist 4: John D. Olivas
- Mission Specialist 5:
- Payload Specialist 1:
- Payload Specialist 2:
ISS/Mir Crew Transport
- Nicole P. Stott - up only Timothy L. Kopra - down only
Mission
STS 128 is an American shuttle craft carrying seven astronauts launched from Cape Canaveral on 29 August 2009 at 03:59 UT. The craft docked with the International Space Station at 00:54 UT on 31 August 2009. The shuttle carried the Leonardo Multi Purpose Logistics Module which, when temporarily attached to the station, enabled transfer of 6,894 kg of supplies and scientific equipment. During three spacewalks, astronauts will replace an ammonia coolant storage tank, retrieve experiments mounted on the exterior of the European Columbus module, and prepare the station for the next module expected to arrive with STS 130 in early 2010. The shuttle also delivered a new crew member to the ISS and will return another to Earth. The STS 128 mission will conclude with a landing expected on 10 September 2009.
EVA
Extravehicular Activity (EVA) conducted by Danny Olivas, Nicole Stott, and Christer Fuglesang during three spacewalks for a total of 20 hours, 15 minutes. EVA 1, 6 hours, 35 minutes; Olivas and Stott removed an ammonia tank assembly from the ISS port truss and two experiments - the European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) and the Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) - for return to Earth. EVA 2, 6 hours, 39 minutes; Olivas and Fuglesang installed a new ammonia tank assembly, which pushes ammonia through loops on the ISS truss to expel excess heat generated by the station's residents and systems, and installed a portable foot restraint for use during upcoming missions. EVA 3, 7 hours, 1 minute; Olivas and Fuglesang set up a payload attachment system on the ISS starboard truss to be used on STS-130; replaced a rate gyro assembly and remote power control module; installed two GPS antennas; and removed a slide wire on the Unity module.
Payload
ISS Assembly Flight 17A; Leonardo Multipurpose Logistics Module carrying more than 16,000 pounds of supplies and equipment, including the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT); Fluids Integrated Rack, Materials Science Research Rack - 1 and Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS; and new crew quarters for Robert Thirsk; Lightweight Multipurpose Carrier (LMC) with Ammonia Tank Assembly (ATA); crew exchange
Mission patch: 
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