STS 121

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General

Launch id	06028
Launch date	4 Jul 2006 at 18:38 UT
Launch site	Cape Canaveral LC39B
Type	Discovery #32
Crew	Steve Lindsey, Commander Mark Kelly, Pilot Michael Fossum Lisa Nowak Stephanie Wilson Piers Sellers Thomas Reiter (ESA)
Landing date	17 Jul 2006 at 13:14 UT
Landing site	Cape Canaveral
Payload	none

ISS: ULF1.1
Brings the MPLM Leonardo (Multi-Purpose Logistics Module). Will allow the number of astronauts remaining on board the ISS to be increased from two to three.

Deployed the ISS robotic arm, with its attached camera, to examine the exterior of the shuttle for damage. Two of the astronauts did a 6.5-hour spacewalk to test the capability of the 30-meter robotic arm to repair any damage to the shuttle's exterior.

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External resources

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts121/index.html

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