Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-127
Jul 15, 2009, 10:03 PM UTC
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Vehicle
Space Shuttle
Agency
United Space Alliance
Site / Pad
KSC / LC39A
Outcome
Success
Flight
STS-127
COSPAR Designator
2009-038
Mission
STS-127 (Human Exploration)
STS-127 (ISS assembly flight 2J/A) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It was the twenty-third flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The primary purpose of the STS-127 mission was to deliver and install the final two components of the Japanese Experiment Module: the Exposed Facility (JEM EF), and the Exposed Section of the Experiment Logistics Module (ELM-ES). When Endeavour docked with the ISS on this mission in July 2009, it set a record for the most humans in space at the same time in the same vehicle, the first time thirteen people have been at the station at the same time. It also tied the record of thirteen people in space at any one time.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Space Shuttle
Provider
United Space Alliance
Agency launches
43 (3 YTD)
Site launches
144 (3 YTD)
Pad launches
88 (3 YTD)
Payloads (8)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-067PU | ISS SEDA-AP | JAXA | J | Track |
| 1998-067RJ | ISS ICS-EF | JAXA | J | Track |
| 2009-038 | ISS JEM EF | JAXA | J | |
| 2009-038A | OV-105 | JSC | US | Track |
| 2009-038B | AggieSat 2 | TAMU | US | Track |
| 2009-038B | Bevo 1 | UT | US | |
| 2009-038E | ANDE Passive Sphere | STP/NRL | US | Track |
| 2009-038F | ANDE Active Sphere | STP/NRL | US | Track |