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Sts-115STS-115 is a Space Shuttle program mission planned as the third mission after the return to flight. | STS-115 |
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| Mission Insignia | | 250px | | Mission Statistics | | Mission: | STS-115 | | Shuttle: | Atlantis | | Launch Pad: | 39-? | | Launch: | TBD | | Landing: | TBD | | Duration: | ~10 Days | | Orbit Altitude: | 122 nautical miles (226 km) | | Orbit Inclination: | 51.6 Degrees | | Distance Traveled: | TBD | | Crew photo | | | Previous Mission:
STS-121 | Next Mission:
STS-116 | Crew Mission Parameters Mission Highlights STS-115, scheduled to be the third mission after the shuttle fleet returns to flight. STS-115 it the ISS Assembly mission ISS-12A. It will deliver the second left-side truss segment (ITS P3/P4); a solar array; and batteries. The crew of Mission STS-115 will complete another assembly phase of the International Space Station. CSA Astronaut MacLean will become the first Canadian to operate Canadarm2 and its Mobile Base in space as he is handed a new set of solar arrays from his crewmate controlling the original Canadian robotic arm, the Canadarm. Once again, the two Canadian robotic arms will work "hand-in-hand" in space. MacLean will perform two spacewalks during the course of the 10-day mission. Mission Objectives - Delivery and installation of two truss segments (P3 and P4)
- Delivery and deployment of two new solar arrays (4A and 2A)
- Four spacewalks are planned for the 10-day mission
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