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    STS-116 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery. Discovery lifted off on December 9, 2006...
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    Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was first launched aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission on 10 December 2006, making him the first Swedish...
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    director Roman Polanski. He flew on three Space Shuttle missions: STS-98, STS-116, and STS-127 and was first person of Korean ancestry in space. Polansky's...
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    fillers prior to re-entry. During STS-115, Atlantis' belly was photographed by the ISS Expedition 13. During STS-116, Discovery, commanded by Mark L. Polansky...
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    former NASA astronaut. She flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-116 as a mission specialist and is the third African American woman to go into...
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    brought back to Earth by the STS-116 crew. Williams performed her first extra-vehicular activity on the eighth day of the STS-116 mission. On January 31, February...
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    the most spacewalks during a single spaceflight, accomplished during the STS-116 mission, when Curbeam completed four spacewalks. Curbeam graduated from...
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    needed. For example, the STS-116 rescue mission was branded STS-317, because the normal mission scheduled after STS-116 was STS-117. Should the rescue mission...
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    photographer and former NASA astronaut who, on his only spaceflight, piloted the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission. Oefelein gained media attention on February 5, 2007...
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  • Blaha — STS-29, STS-33, STS-43, STS-58, STS-79/81 Michael J. Bloomfield — STS-86, STS-97, STS-110 Guion Bluford — STS-8, STS-61-A, STS-39, STS-53 Karol...
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    STS-116 Nancy Currie – STS-57, STS-70, STS-88, STS-109 Jan Davis – STS-47, STS-60, STS-85 Alvin Drew – STS-118, STS-133 Brian Duffy – STS-45, STS-57...
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    extended during STS-97, but the SAW was folded, one half at a time, to make room for the SAWs on the P4 and S4 trusses, during STS-116 and STS-117 respectively...
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    third of five fully operational orbiters to be built. Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984. Over 27 years of service...
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    disaster, following the two successful Return to Flight missions, STS-114 and STS-121. STS-115 launched from LC-39B at the Kennedy Space Center on September...
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  • STS-82, STS-103, STS-110 Fayetteville: Richard O. Covey — STS-51-I, STS-26, STS-38, STS-61 Little Rock: Scott E. Parazynski — STS-66, STS-86, STS-95...
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  • Space Shuttle missions designated STS-3xx (officially called Launch On Need (LON) missions) were rescue missions which would have been mounted to rescue...
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    Pilot, STS-116, (Discovery) Alan Poindexter (2 flights) Pilot, STS-122, (Atlantis) Commander, STS-131 (Discovery) George Zamka (2 flights) Pilot, STS-120...
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    The Cadillac STS (Seville Touring Sedan) is a mid-sized luxury 4-door sedan manufactured and marketed by General Motors from 2004 to 2011 for the 2005...
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    Curbeam — STS-85 (1997), STS-98 (2001), STS-116 (2006) Nancy Currie — STS-57 (1993), STS-70 (1995), STS-88 (1998), STS-109 (2002) Jan Davis — STS-47 (1992)...
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    STS-116, which he commanded. Also assigned to the flight were Joan Higginbotham and Richard Mastracchio, who were moved to missions STS-116 and STS-118...
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    STS-118 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by the orbiter Endeavour. STS-118 lifted off on August 8, 2007, from...
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    flights) STS-98 Atlantis (ISS assembly mission – launched Destiny) STS-116 Discovery (ISS assembly mission – launched the P5 Truss Segment) STS-127 Endeavour...
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    crewed launch from Launch Complex 39B of the Kennedy Space Center since STS-116 in 2006. Originally designated Exploration Mission-2 (EM-2), the mission...
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    engineer and a former NASA astronaut. His flight on the 2006 Discovery STS-116 mission made him the fourth person born in the United Kingdom to go into...
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    It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th and final mission, STS-134, in May 2011. STS-134 was expected to be the final mission...
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    (2006). "STS-116 MCC Status Report No. 07". NASA. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008. NASA (2006). "STS-116 MCC Status...
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    shuttle missions (STS-121, STS-115, and STS-116) were later conducted, all with "acceptable" levels of foam loss. However, on STS-118 a piece of foam...
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    1964 STS-116 (December 9, 2006) 12 Alvin Drew November 5, 1962 Veteran of two spacewalks, February 28 and March 2, 2011 STS-118 (August 8, 2007) STS-133...
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    Bernard A. Harris Jr during STS-63. The first EVA by a Japanese astronaut was made on November 25, 1997, by Takao Doi during STS-87. The first EVA by a Swiss...
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  • Schlegel – STS-55 (Spacelab-D2 Mission) Ulrich Walter – STS-55 (Spacelab-D2 Mission) Claude Nicollier – STS-46, STS-61 (Hubble), STS-75, STS-103 (Hubble)...
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