Sts115 was a space shuttle mission to the international space station iss flown by space. Using atlantis robotic arm, the astronauts thoroughly inspected the orbiters heat shield, wing leading edges, nose cap, crew cabin and other areas. Launching aboard shuttle atlantis, they delivered and installed new truss segments and solar arrays. Spaceflight now sts115 shuttle report mission status. Space shuttle crew emblem coin atlantis sts 115 bronze coin 2006 nasa. Like a fantasy movie scene, the fog on launch pad 39b is pierced by lights on vehicles and the service. Atlantis assembled to the solid rocket boosters and the external tank.
Nasa lapel pin space shuttle mission sts 115 iss 12a atlantis. Patch with transparent background iss after sts115 computer rendering iss after sts115 videos. During their 11day mission, atlantis six astronauts will resume building the international space station before the cargocarrying shuttles are. This mission continued the assembly of the international space station iss with the installation of the truss segments p3 and p4. This is the mission patch of space shuttle mission sts115 iss assembly mission 12a. As it heads for the space station, which is actually depicted in the center right of the patch, in its. Recorded 9 september from windows media player using fraps. Three spacewalks were carried out to put the new p3p4 truss in service. Sts 115 launched from pad 39b at the kennedy space center on 9 september 2006 at 11.
Go behind the curtain and watch the crew of sts 115 get strapped into their chairs, sealed inside the capsul and the raw audio of launch commands between master control and the captain of atlantis. However the sun is also heralding the promise of a new day as it rises for the first time on a new iss module, the mrm1, which is also named, the russian word for dawn. Sts115 national aeronautics and space administration. Liftoff of space shuttle atlantis on mission sts115.
What sts115, what international space station iss, what space shuttle orbiter, what atlantis, what sun, what earth this is the sts115 insignia. Shuttle patch space shuttle mission patches the space. During this mission, steve maclean became the first canadian to operate canadarm2 for an official task in space and the second canadian to perform a spacewalk. Nasa sts 115 space shuttle atlantis mission patch mens tshirt in. He was a flight engineer for expedition in 2006, when the station only had two modules and three crew members. Follow the flight of space shuttle atlantis to resume orbital construction of the. The official crew patch for the sts115 mission of space shuttle atlantis to. It was designed by graham huber, peter hui and gigi lui at york university in toronto, canada. Nasa patch vtg sts 115 space shuttle atlantis international space station 12a. Before the docking, the crew used the orbiter boom sensor system, the 50footlong extension for the shuttles robotic arm, to inspect the reinforced carboncarbon panels along the leading edge of atlantis starboard and port wings and the nose cap.
Nasa the sts115 crew delivered and installed the p3p4 truss structure on the international space station. Spaceflight now sts115 shuttle report construction of. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. As atlantis chased the international space station, the sts 115 crew made preparations for rendezvous and docking, which took place early on flight day three. Atlantis and her six member crew are now docked at the international space station and are working on the newly installed p3p4 integrated truss for operation. Launching aboard shuttle atlantis, they delivered and installed new truss segments and solar arrays, doubling the power capacity of the orbiting laboratory. Sts115 patch the official crew patch for the sts115 mission of space shuttle atlantis to resume orbital construction of the international space station. United states flag 36x22 navy recruiting command, russellville, ar 18.
Day 8 of sts115, the last full day with space shuttle atlantis docked to the. Nasa space shuttle atlantis mission sts 125 astronauts embroidered iron on patch. The official crew patch for the sts 115 mission of space shuttle atlantis to resume orbital construction of the international space station. Atlantis stickers featuring millions of original designs created by independent artists.
Williams served as the flight engineer and lead spacewalker for the space shuttle atlantis sts 101 mission in 2000. Sts115 patch shop nasa the gift shop at nasa johnson. Sts115s rock, knob and third solar array collectspace. Nasa space shuttle sts 115 12a atlantis iss mission patch.
Approaching the space station, commander brent jett flew atlantis through an orbital backflip while stationed 600 feet below the station to. During their 11 days in space, the astronauts will install the integrated p3p4 truss segment with its two large solar arrays that will. Sts115 shuttle report mission status center spaceflight now. The patch depicts space shuttle atlantis approaching the international space station. The patch depicts space shuttle atlantis approaching the. It was the first assembly mission to the iss after the columbia disaster, following the two successful return to flight missions, sts 114 and sts 121. The sts 2 mission patch features atlantis flying off into the sunset as the end of the space shuttle program approaches. Sts 115 was a space shuttle mission to the international space station iss flown by space shuttle atlantis. Infobox spaceflight sts 115 was a space shuttle mission to the international space station iss flown by space shuttle atlantis. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Nasa managers today ordered the atlantis astronauts to stop their landing preparations and to delay reentry 24 hours to thursday to give.
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