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    ESA > Our Activities > Human Spaceflight > Esperia

    Esperia Mission facts

    Shuttle crew:

    • Shuttle Commander Pamela Melroy (NASA)
    • Shuttle Pilot George Zamka (NASA)
    • Mission Specialist Paolo Nespoli (ESA)
    • Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski (NASA)
    • Mission Specialist Douglas Wheelock (NASA)
    • Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson (NASA)
    • ISS Flight Engineer (Ascent) Dan Tani (NASA)
    • ISS Flight Engineer (Descent) Clayton Anderson (NASA)

    Spacecraft
    Shuttle Orbiter - Discovery

    MISSION

    European mission name:
    Esperia

    Shuttle mission designation:
    STS-120

    ISS assembly flight designation:
    10A

    Primary payload:
    Node 2

    LAUNCH

    Launch site:
    Launch Pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center Florida, USA

    Primary landing site:
    Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

    Secondary landing sites:
    Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA
    White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico, USA

    MISSION PARAMETERS

    Launch date:
    23 October 2007

    Launch window:
    10 minutes

    Altitude (in orbit):
    226 kilometres

    ISS altitude:
    ~400 kilometres

    Inclination:
    51.6°

    Mission duration:
    14 days (Flight Day 1 and Flight Day 15 are partial days)

    Last update: 30 October 2007

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