2009-038 Success

Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-127

Jul 15, 2009, 10:03 PM UTC

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Launch Overview

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