Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-122
United Space Alliance · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
United Space Alliance's 37th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 4,890th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Feb 7, 19:45 – Feb 7, 19:45 UTC
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STS-122
STS-122 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS), flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-122 marked the 24th shuttle mission to the ISS, and the 121st space shuttle flight overall. The mission was also referred to as ISS-1E by the ISS program. The primary objective of STS-122 was to deliver the European Columbus science laboratory, built by the European Space Agency (ESA), to the station. It also returned Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Daniel M. Tani to Earth. Tani was replaced on Expedition 16 by Léopold Eyharts, a French Flight Engineer representing ESA. After Atlantis' landing, the orbiter was prepared for STS-125, the final servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Léopold EyhartsMission Specialist · ESA
Hans SchlegelMission Specialist · ESA
Stephen FrickCommander · NASA
Rex J. WalheimMission Specialist · NASA
Alan G. PoindexterPilot · NASA
Stanley G. LoveMission Specialist · NASA
Leland D. MelvinMission Specialist · NASA
Booster
No booster details available.
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- STS-122 launch & landing (2-7-08) — 3210andLiftoff
Pad — Launch Complex 39A
Local pad time: Feb 7, 2:45 PM EST
222 launches from this pad · 281 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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