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    STS-118

    STS-118 crew Image above: The STS-118 crew poses for an in-space crew portrait in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Front row, from the left, astronauts Alvin Drew and Barbara R. Morgan, both mission specialists, along with astronaut Scott Kelly, commander. Back row, from the left, astronauts Charlie Hobaugh, pilot, along with astronauts Tracy Caldwell, Rick Mastracchio and the Canadian Space Agency's Dave Williams, all mission specialists. Credit: NASA

    Space Shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission was the 22nd shuttle flight to the International Space Station. It continued space station construction by delivering a third starboard truss segment.

    U.S. Navy Commander Scott J. Kelly commanded the seven-person crew of STS-118. U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Charles O. Hobaugh was Endeavour's pilot. Veteran astronauts Richard A. Mastracchio and Dr. Dafydd (Dave) Williams of the Canadian Space Agency returned to space for their second missions. Barbara R. Morgan, Tracy E. Caldwell, Ph. D., and Benjamin Alvin Drew rounded out the crew as mission specialists.

    + Read the May 3, 2007, press release
    + Read the April 26, 2007, press release
    + Read the April 16, 2007, press release
    + Read the May 17, 2006, press release
    + Read the Dec. 12, 2002, press release

Mission Information

  • STS-118: Build the Station. Build the Future

    STS-118: Build the Station. Build the Future.

    Like all shuttle missions, STS-118 is about the future: putting the International Space Station a step closer to completion and gathering experience that will help people return to the moon and go on to Mars.

  • STS-118 crew

    The STS-118 Crew

    Meet the astronauts of the STS-118 mission aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Features

  • Teacher in Space project logo

    Completing the Mission After 21 Years

    NASA's Ed Campion, public affairs officer for NASA's Teacher-in-Space program in 1986 and a witness to Challenger's launch that January day, offers his thoughts before the launch of STS-118.

  • A new space shuttle tile inspection method using NASA-built, wireless scanners will replace manual inspection of the tiles beginning with the STS-118 mission.

    Space Shuttle Hand Held Wireless Scanner

    A new space shuttle tile inspection method using NASA-built, wireless scanners will replace manual inspection of the tiles beginning with the STS-118 mission.

  • Technicians load the SPACEHAB module to be taken to the launch pad.

    SPACEHAB Ready for Last Mission

    The last SPACEHAB mission is scheduled to carry more than 5,000 pounds of spare parts and cargo into space.

  • JSC2007-E-03712 --- Educator astronaut Barbara Morgan speaks with students

    Students Meet STS-118 Crew Members

    Educator Astronaut and Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan and Mission Specialist Dave Williams met with more than 100 Texas elementary and middle schools students during Space Center Houston’s “Meet an Astronaut Day” on Jan. 19.

Overview

     STS-118 crew patch
    Launch:
    Aug. 8, 2007
    6:36 p.m. EDT
    Landing:
    Aug. 21, 2007
    12:33 p.m. EDT
    Orbiter:
    Endeavour
    Mission Number:
    STS-118
    (119th space shuttle flight)
    Launch Window:
    10 minutes
    Launch Pad:
    39A
    Mission Duration:
    12 days, 17 hours, 55 minutes
    Landing Site:
    KSC
    Inclination/Altitude:
    51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
    Primary Payload:
    22nd station flight (13A.1), S5 Truss

    + Seating Assignments
    + STS-118 Press Kit (PDF 10.3 Mb)
    + Mission Archives

     

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