STS-117
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STS-117 was a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis, launched from pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center on June 8, 2007. Atlantis lifted off from the launch pad at 19:38 EDT. Damage fro
Reilly (left) and Olivas (center) during EVA 3, preparing the folded P6 truss for its relocation
(left to right) Anderson, Reilly, Swanson, Sturckow, Archambault, Forrester and Olivas.Space Shuttle program← STS-116STS-118 →
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Post STS-117 station configuration with the newly installed S3/S4 truss segment.
Frederick W. Sturckow
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Frederick Wilford "Rick" Sturckow is an engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former NASA astronaut, and commercial spacecraft pilot. Sturckow is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missio
STS-117
…2,052,719 kilograms (4,525,471 lb) (total) 122,683 kilograms (270,469 lb) (orbiter) Landing mass 90,492 kilograms (199,501 lb) Crew Crew size 7 Members Frederick W. Sturckow Lee J. Archambault Patrick G. Forrester Steven R. Swanson John D. Olivas James F. Reilly Launching Clayton Anderson Landing Sunita Williams Start of…
Sturckow in 1995
View of Astronaut Rick Sturckow, STS-117 Commander, giving the thumbs up while wearing a Marine Corps hat
STS-88 Pilot Rick Sturckow poses for a photo on the aft flight deck with the International Space Station (ISS) stack reflected in the overhead windows.