| Upcoming
Space Shuttle Launches - NASA Kennedy Space Center
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| Call
321-867-4636 for recorded launch information.
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All times listed are Eastern Time. Target launch and
landing dates are based on Kennedy Space Center assessments.
Note: Official launch dates are set at
the Flight Readiness Review, held approximately two
weeks prior to the targeted liftoff date. However, launch
dates and times are subject to change up to the time
of launch due to weather, technical issues or other
reasons. A
list of the acronyms used
is provided below. The schedule is also provided in
table
format (pdf). |
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| STS-121 |
| Target
launch date -- TBD |
Crew
Members
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| Orbiter
-- TBD |
| Mission
Number -- Shuttle
flight #115 |
| Estimated
launch window -- 5 to 10 minutes |
| Pad
-- 39B |
| Landing
-- KSC, TBD |
| Mission
duration -- 11 days |
| Inclination/orbital
insertion altitude -- 51.6 degrees/122
nautical miles |
| Primary
payloads -- ISS
eighteenth flight (ULF1)/crew rotation |
| Number
of Crew Members -- 7
up/ 6 down |
| STS-116
|
| Target
launch date/time -- TBD |
Crew
Members
Plt
-- William
Oefelein
MS
-- Robert
Curbeam
MS
-- Christer
Fuglesang
(Sweden/ESA)
Additional
crew members to be determined.
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| Orbiter
-- TBD |
| Mission
Number -- Shuttle
flight #117 |
| Estimated
launch window -- 5 to 10 minutes |
| Pad
-- 39B |
| Landing
-- KSC, TBD |
| Mission
duration -- 12 days |
| Inclination/orbital
insertion altitude -- 51.6 degrees/122
nautical miles |
| Primary
payloads -- ISS twentieth flight (12A.1) / SPACEHAB |
| Number
of Crew Members -- 6 |
Past
Shuttle Launches
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Acronyms
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| Cdr
= mission commander |
OV
= orbiter vehicle |
| cos
= cosmonaut |
PC = payload commander |
| EDT
= Eastern Daylight Time |
Plt = pilot |
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EST = Eastern Standard Time |
PS = payload specialist |
| ISS
= International Space Station |
TBD = to be determined |
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MS = mission specialist |
UF
= utilization flight |
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NET = no earlier than |
U/R = under review |
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