STS-115 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the first assembly mission to the ISS after the Columbia disaster, following the two succ
The ISS above Earth, following the installation of a new truss segment and solar arrays during STS-115
(L-R) Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, Christopher J. Ferguson, Joseph R. Tanner, Daniel C. Burbank, Brent W. Jett Jr., Steven MacLeanSpace Shuttle program← STS-121STS-116 →
Atlantis is rolled over from the OPF
Atlantis, shown in the VAB, ready to be mated to the external tank
STS-116 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by Space Shuttle Discovery. Discovery lifted off on December 9, 2006, for her 33rd flight at 20:47:35 EST. A previous launc
STS-115
…and 2A) Perform three spacewalks to connect truss segments, remove restraints on solar arrays, and prepare the station for the next assembly mission by STS-116 NASA managers decided to move the STS-115 launch date forward to August 27 to obtain better lighting conditions to photograph the external tank. This…
Discovery's Canadarm hands the P5 truss segment to Canadarm2, prior to its installation on the ISS.
Back (L-R): Curbeam, Patrick, Williams, Fuglesang Front (L-R): Oefelein, Higginbotham, PolanskySpace Shuttle program← STS-115STS-117 →
A photograph of the International Space Station after STS-116 with the new P5 truss segment
In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane moves the P5 truss for mission STS-116 to the payload transfer container.