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STS-114 Mission Profile

Shuttle Crew

In orange launch and entry suits (from left to right): James M. Kelly, pilot; Andrew S. W. Thomas, mission specialist; Wendy B. Lawrence, mission specialist; Charles J. Camarda, mission specialist; and Eileen M. Collins, commander. Wearing Extravehicular Mobility Units used for spacewalks are (left to right) Stephen K. Robinson and Soichi Noguchi, mission specialists
(Photo: NASA)

 

 

Commander: Eileen Marie Collins
Pilot: James M. Kelly
Mission Specialist 1: Soichi Noguchi
Mission Specialist 2: Stephen K. Robinson
Mission Specialist 3: Andrew S. W. Thomas
Mission Specialist 4: Wendy B. Lawrence
Mission Specialist 5: Charles J. Camarda

Expedition 11 Crew

NASA ISS Science Officer and Flight Engineer: John Phillips
Commander: Sergueï Krikalev
Flight Engineer 2: Roberto Vittori

Launch

Orbiter: Discovery (OV-103)
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39B
Launch Date: July 26, 2005
Launch Time: 10:39 a.m. EDT
Launch Window: 5 minutes
Altitude: 122 (140 statute miles) Orbital Insertion;
190 nautical miles (218 SM) Rendezvous
Inclinaison: 51.6 degrees
Duration: 13 days 21 hours 32 minutes

Vehicule Data

Shuttle Liftoff Weight: 2,051,592 kg (4,522,992 pounds)
Orbiter/Payload Liftoff Weight: 121,483 kg (267,825 pounds)
Orbiter/Payload Landing Weight: 102,913 kg (226,885 pounds)

Shuttle Aborts

Abort Landing Sites

Return-To-Launch-Site (RTLS): Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
TransAtlantic Abort Landing (TAL): Primary - Zaragoza; Alternates Moron and Istres
Abort-to-Orbit (ATO): Primary - Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility; Alternate White Sands Space Harbor

Landing

Landing Date: August 9, 2005
Landing Time: 8:11 a.m. EDT
Landing Site: Edwards Air Force Base, California

Payloads

• Control Moment Gyroscope
• External Stowage Platform-2
• Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module
  (including the Human Research Facility-2 rack)

 

CSA has prepared this document from the overview of the mission in the NASA press kit.