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28 AUG. 2007
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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)
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