STS-127 crew (L-R): David Wolf, Chris Cassidy, Doug Hurley, Julie Payette, Mark Polansky, Thomas Marshburn, Timothy Kopra
Mission patch
Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-127), launched July 15, 2009, delivered the final components of the Japanese Experiment Module to the International Space Station. Its crew consisted of Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Doug Hurley, Chris Cassidy, Julie Payette (CSA), Thomas Marshburn, David Wolf, and Timothy Kopra.
It was the first time two Candians were in space at the same time: Payette and Robert Thirsk. Wolf, Kopra, Marshburn, and Cassidy performed 5 EVAs during the mission.
Kopra stayed on board the ISS and Koichi Wakata returned with the rest of the crew on July 31.
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