STS-114 Mission
Last Updated: August 12, 2005
The STS-114 mission is the first Return-to-Flight mission since
the Space Shuttle Columbia accident and 16th International Space
Station (ISS) assembly mission by the Space Shuttle, named Logistics
Flight 1 (LF1). The purposes of the STS-114 mission are below.
- Return to Flight test mission.
- The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) carries supplies and equipment to the ISS.
- Remove and replace Control Moment Gyro (CMG).
- Delivers the External Stowage Platform 2 (ESP-2) to the ISS.
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| STS-114 NASA mission patch |
STS-114 JAXA mission patch |
Mission Highlights
| Launch |
July 26,
2005 at 10:39 a.m. EDT |
| Launch Pad |
39B |
| Flight Duration |
13 days, 21 hours, 32 minutes |
| Crew Members |
7 members |
| Orbiter |
Discovery |
| Orbital Altitude |
Insertion Altitude: about 226 km |
| Orbit Inclination |
51.6 degree |
| Landing |
Aug. 9, 2005 at 8:11 a.m. EDT |
| Payload |
- Orbiter Boom Sensor System （OBSS）
- Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM)
- Control Moment Gyro （CMG）
- External Stowage Platform 2 (ESP-2)
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