Spaceflight Now | STS-115 Shuttle Report

The Mission

		Orbiter: Atlantis Mission: STS-115 Launch: Sept. 9, 2006 Time: 11:15 a.m. EDT (1515 GMT) Site: Pad 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida Landing: Sept. 21 @ 6:21 a.m. EDT (1021 GMT) Site: Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC Earlier Mission Coverage Mission Status Center Shuttle Launch Schedule Master Flight Plan NASA TV Schedule Launch Countdown STS-115 Quick-Look Launch Windows Chart Ascent Data Packet Rendezvous Timeline Key Personnel List Shuttle Flight History Launch/Landing Chart STS-121 Archive STS-114 Archive

The Crew

		Veteran shuttle commander Brent Jett leads a six-person crew launching aboard Atlantis for the STS-115 mission. Crew Quick-Look CDR: Brent Jett PLT: Chris Ferguson MS 1: Joe. Tanner MS 2: Dan Burbank MS 3: Heide Piper MS 4: Steve MacLean Manned Spaceflights Current Demographics Projected Demographics Spacewalk Statistics

Launch photo gallery
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This collection of images shows shuttle Atlantis' beautiful blastoff September 9 to resume construction of the International Space Station.

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Photo Credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News

Photo Credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

Photo Credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News

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Additional coverage for subscribers:
VIDEO: LAUNCH OF ATLANTIS! PLAY
VIDEO: SHEDDING FOAM MAY HAVE HIT ATLANTIS PLAY
VIDEO: ONBOARD VIEW OF EXTERNAL TANK SEPARATION PLAY
VIDEO: INSIDE MISSION CONTROL DURING LAUNCH PLAY
VIDEO: STATION CREW TOLD VISITORS EN ROUTE PLAY
VIDEO: HOUSTON RADIOS DEBRIS REPORT TO CREW PLAY
VIDEO: POST-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE DIAL-UP | BROADBAND
VIDEO: QUICK-LOOK BRIEFING ON DEBRIS DIAL-UP | BROADBAND

LAUNCH REPLAYS:
VIDEO: BEACH MOUND TRACKER PLAY
VIDEO: CAMERA IN FRONT OF PAD PLAY
VIDEO: BANANA CREEK VIEWING SITE PLAY
VIDEO: VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING ROOF PLAY
VIDEO: PAD 39B SIDE PERIMETER PLAY

VIDEO: MISSION SPECIALIST 4 STEVE MACLEAN BOARDS ATLANTIS PLAY
VIDEO: MISSION SPECIALIST 3 HEIDE PIPER BOARDS PLAY
VIDEO: MISSION SPECIALIST 2 DAN BURBANK BOARDS PLAY
VIDEO: MISSION SPECIALIST 1 JOE TANNER BOARDS PLAY
VIDEO: PILOT CHRIS FERGUSON BOARDS PLAY
VIDEO: COMMANDER BRENT JETT BOARDS PLAY

VIDEO: ASTRONAUTS EMERGE FROM CREW QUARTERS PLAY
VIDEO: CREW SUITS UP FOR LAUNCH TO SPACE PLAY
VIDEO: FINAL INSPECTION TEAM CHECKS ATLANTIS PLAY
VIDEO: ASTRONAUTS READY FOR SECOND LAUNCH TRY PLAY
MORE: STS-115 VIDEO COVERAGE
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