Expedition 16
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Expedition 16 was the 16th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS).
The first two crew members, Yuri Malenchenko and Peggy Whitson, launched on 10 October 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-11, and were joined by spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, the first Malaysian in space.
The official Expedition 16 crew portrait. (left to right) Anderson, Malenchenko, Tani, Eyharts, Whitson, ReismanISS expeditions← Expedition 15Expedition 17 →
Peggy Whitson suited up in a pressurized Sokol space suit getting ready for Expedition 16.
Expedition commander Peggy Whitson during the increment's third EVA. Behind Whitson, is the Destiny Laboratory Module, and Harmony.
STS-120
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STS-120 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on October 23, 2007, from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The mission is also referred to as ISS-10A by the ISS program. STS-120 delivered the Harmony module and reconfigured a portion of the station in preparation for future assembly missions. STS-120 was flown by Space Shuttle Discovery, and was the twenty-third Space Shuttle mission to the ISS.
Parazynski performs a repair of a torn solar panel on the P6 truss, reinstalled on the ISS four days earlier.
(left to right) Parazynski, Wheelock, Wilson, Zamka, Melroy, Tani and NespoliSpace Shuttle program← STS-118STS-122 →
Two commanders: Melroy and Whitson place the STS-120 mission insignia on the wall of the newly installed Harmony module.
Illustration of the ISS after STS-120, highlighting addition of the Harmony node.