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The Mission




Orbiter: Endeavour
Mission: STS-118
Launch: Aug. 8, 2007
Time: 6:36 p.m. EDT
Site: Pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Landing: Aug. 21 @ 12:32 p.m. EDT
Site: Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC
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STS-118 Quick-Look

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The Crew




Meet the seven astronauts flying aboard Endeavour's STS-118 mission.

Meet the Crew

CDR: Scott Kelly

PLT: Charlie Hobaugh

MS 1: Tracy Caldwell

MS 2: Rick Mastracchio

MS 3: Dave Williams

MS 4: Barbara Morgan

MS 5: Al Drew

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Mars lander preview

A preview of NASA's Phoenix Mars lander mission and the science objectives to dig into the arctic plains of the Red Planet are presented here.

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Phoenix animation

Project officials narrate animation of Phoenix's launch from Earth, arrival at Mars, touchdown using landing rockets and the craft's robot arm and science gear in action.

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Dawn launch delay

Jim Green, director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters, explains why the agency decided to delay launch of the Dawn asteroid probe from July to September.

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Endeavour rolls to VAB

Shuttle Endeavour is transported from its hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building for joining with a fuel tank and boosters for launch on STS-118.

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Welcome home, Atlantis

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft touches down on Kennedy Space Center's Runway 15 on July 3, delivering Atlantis back to its homeport after a two-day coast-to-coast ferry flight.

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Atlantis heads home

Nine days after landing at Edwards Air Force Base to conclude the STS-117 mission, Atlantis begins its cross-country ferry flight back to Florida.

 Taxi | Takeoff

Dawn preview movie

Learn more about the upcoming Dawn mission that will use an ion engine propulsion system to visit two of the largest objects in the asteroid belt.

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Complex 36 demolition

The two mobile service towers at Cape Canaveral's Complex 36 that had supported Atlas rockets for decades are toppled to the ground with 122 pounds of explosives.

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Atlas 5's NRO launch

The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifts off June 15 from Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 on the classified NROL-30 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

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Booster cameras

Hitch a ride up and down on the twin solid rocket boosters that launched shuttle Atlantis last week. Each booster was outfitted with three cameras to give NASA upclose footage of the vehicle's ascent.

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Overhauled Endeavour on the pad again after five years
Posted: July 11, 2007

Space shuttle Endeavour stands on the launch pad this morning fresh from a major tune-up for its first flight in nearly five years. Rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building began at 8:10 p.m. July 10. Arrival at pad 39A was marked at 3:02 a.m. July 11.

Photo credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now








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