STS-121 crew (L-R): Stephanie Wilson, Michael Fossum, Steven Lindsey, Piers Sellers, Mark Kelly, Thomas Reiter, Lisa Nowak.
Mission patch
Space shuttle Discovery (STS-121), launched July 4, 2006, carried equipment and supplies to the International Space Station as well as a German astronaut from the European Space Agency. Its crew consisted of Commander Steven Lindsey, Pilot Mark Kelly, Michael Fossum, Lisa Nowak, Stephanie Wilson, Piers Sellers and Thomas Reiter (ESA).
Part of the mission was to test new safety and repair techniques put in place by NASA following the Columbia disaster. Three EVAs were conducted during the mission by Mike Fossum, Mark Kelly and Piers Sellers.
The crew returned to Earth July 17.
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