What was the purpose of STS 115?
STS-115 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the first assembly mission to the ISS after the Columbia disaster, following the two successful Return to Flight missions, STS-114 and STS-121.
What shuttle was launched in 2006?
Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-121 was a 2006 NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery….STS-121.
| Spacecraft properties | |
|---|---|
| Launching | Thomas A. Reiter |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 4 July 2006, 18:37:55 UTC |
| Launch site | Kennedy LC-39B |
What did STS 135 accomplish?
During this final space shuttle mission, the last flight of the orbiter Atlantis, they delivered payloads and supplies to support the International Space Station for more than one year. The successful completion of the 12-day mission to the station brought an end to the 30-year space shuttle program.
What launched in July 2006?
Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew launched at 2:38 p.m. EDT on July 4, 2006 to begin their journey to the International Space Station during the STS-121 mission. The shuttle made history as it was the first human-occupied spacecraft to launch on Independence Day.
What launched in 2006?
2006 saw Brazil, Iran, and Sweden all get a national into space for the first time….2006 in spaceflight.
| Launch of New Horizons, the first probe to Pluto, on the first Atlas V 551 | |
| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 19 January |
| Last | 27 December |
| Total | 67 |
What did NASA saw on July 3 2006?
Explanation: This Martian vista is only part of one of the greatest panoramic views of Mars that has ever been attempted. The expansive mosaic is helping to keep the robotic Spirit rover busy over the energy draining winter in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
What did NASA saw on July 8 2006?
[Saturday, July 8, 2006] NASA has released a stunning movie taken of Space Shuttle Discovery as it drops its Solid Rocket Boosters taken by a camera located on one of those boosters.
When did the Voyager 1 launch?
September 5, 1977Voyager 1 / Launch date
Who launched dawn?
NASA
Dawn is a retired space probe that was launched by NASA in September 2007 with the mission of studying two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt: Vesta and Ceres.