United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-128
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United Space Alliance's 44th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 5,002nd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 29, 03:59 – Aug 29, 03:59 UTC
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STS-128
STS-128 (ISS assembly flight 17A) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on 28 August 2009. Space Shuttle Discovery carried the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo as its primary payload. Leonardo contained a collection of experiments for studying the physics and chemistry of microgravity. Three spacewalks were carried out during the mission, which removed and replaced a materials processing experiment outside ESA's Columbus module, and returned an empty ammonia tank assembly.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Christer FuglesangMission Specialist · ESA
José HernándezMission Specialist · NASA
Frederick W. SturckowCommander · VG
Patrick G. ForresterMission Specialist · NASA
John D. OlivasMission Specialist · NASA
Kevin A. FordPilot · NASA
Nicole StottMission Specialist · NASA
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- Launch of STS-128 from T-9 minutes to MECO (HD) — Spacevidcast (now TMRO -- see new channel)
Pad — Launch Complex 39A
Local pad time: Aug 28, 11:59 PM EDT
223 launches from this pad · 282 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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