STS-128 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station that launched on August 28, 2009. Space Shuttle Discovery carried the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo as its primary
Discovery approaches the ISS with Leonardo in its payload bay
Seated (l–r) Ford and Sturckow. Standing (l–r) are Hernández, Olivas, Stott, Fuglesang and Forrester.Space Shuttle program← STS-127STS-129 →
Leonardo, as flown on STS-102
LMC with ATA and EuTEF STS-128
STS-127 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station. It was the twenty-third flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The primary purpose of the STS-127 mission was to deliver and in
STS-128
…the Light Microscopy Module (LMM) will examine how an ideal heat pipe works without the distortions of gravity. The STS-128 mission (as did STS-125 and STS-127) took part in crew seat vibration tests designed to help engineers on the ground understand how astronauts experience launch. They will use the information…
Canadarm2 grapples the exposed facility of Kibō, prior to its installation on the ISS
From left to right: Wolf, Cassidy, Hurley, Payette, Polansky, Marshburn, and KopraSpace Shuttle program← STS-125STS-128 →
Payload bay of the shuttle being loaded inside the cleanroom of the Rotating Service Structure.