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Launch ScheduleThe missions may experience some changes in dates and times. Check out the NASA Launch Schedule for updated information: Launch Schedule 101Updated: September, 2008 Legend: + Targeted For | * No Earlier Than (Tentative) | ** To Be Determined Date: Oct. 10 + Mission: STS-125 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A Launch Time: 12:33 a.m. EDT Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility Landing Date and Time: Oct. 20 + Description: Space Shuttle Atlantis will fly seven astronauts into space for the fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. During the 11-day flight, the crew will repair and improve the observatory's capabilities through 2013. Date: Nov. 12 + Mission: STS-126 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A Launch Time: 8:43 p.m. EST Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility Landing Date and Time: Nov. 27 + Description: Space Shuttle Endeavour launching on assembly flight ULF2, will deliver a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module to the International Space Station. Date: Feb. 12 + Mission: STS-119 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A Description: Space shuttle Discovery launching on assembly flight 15A, will deliver the fourth starboard truss segment to the International Space Station. Date: May 15 + Mission: STS-127 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A Description: Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver the exposed facility of Japan's Kibo laboratory to the International Space Station. Date: July 30 + Mission: STS-128 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A Description: Space shuttle Atlantis will use a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module to carry experiment and storage racks to the International Space Station. Date: Oct. 15 + Mission: STS-129 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A Description: Space shuttle Discovery will deliver components including two spare gyroscopes, two nitrogen tank assemblies, two pump modules, an ammonia tank assembly and a spare latching end effector for the station's robotic arm to the International Space Station. Date: Dec. 10 + Mission: STS-130 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A Description: Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver the final connecting node, Node 3, and the Cupola, a robotic control station with six windows around its sides and another in the center that provides a 360-degree view around the International Space Station. Date: Feb. 11 + Mission: STS-131 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A Description: Space shuttle Atlantis will carry a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module filled with science racks that will be transferred to laboratories of the International Space Station. Date: April 8 + Mission: STS-132 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A Description: Space shuttle Discovery mission will carry an integrated cargo carrier to deliver maintenance and assembly hardware, including spare parts for space station systems. In addition, the second in a series of new pressurized components for Russia, a Mini Research Module, will be permanently attached to the bottom port of the Zarya module. Date: May 31 + Mission: STS-133 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A Description: Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver critical spare components including antennas and gas tanks to the International Space Station. For NASA's Space Shuttle Flights and International Space Station Assembly Sequence, visit: Shuttle Consolidated Launch Manifest |
