STS-121
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STS-121 was a 2006 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by Space Shuttle Discovery on its 32nd flight. The main purposes of the mission were to test new safety and repair tec
Fossum and Sellers on the end of Discovery's Orbiter Boom Sensor System during the mission's first EVA
(L-R) Wilson, Fossum, Lindsey, Sellers, Kelly, Reiter, Nowak.Space Shuttle program← STS-114STS-115 →
ICC STS-121
Discovery is moved from the OPF to VAB for STS-121.
STS-114
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STS-114 was the first "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Discovery launched at 10:39 EDT on its 31st flight on July 26, 2005. The launch, 907 days
STS-121
…Kennedy Space Center on July 17, 2006, at 09:14:43 EDT. STS-121 was also designated the ISS Assembly Mission ULF 1.1. As the mission followed on from STS-114 in carrying out the recommendations made in response to the Columbia Accident Investigation Board report, it was considered a Return to Flight test…
Discovery performing the first ever rendezvous pitch maneuver during STS-114
Back (L-R): Robinson, Thomas, Camarda, Noguchi Front (L–R): Kelly, Lawrence, CollinsSpace Shuttle program← STS-107STS-121 →
STS 114 day before launch
July 26: Space Shuttle Discovery STS-114 launch.