Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Atlantis (STS-115) launched 2006

STS-115 crew (L-R): Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Christopher Ferguson, Joseph Tanner, Daniel Burbank, Brent Jett, Steve MacLean

Mission patch

Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-115), launched September 9, 2006, was the first assembly mission to the International Space Station following the Challenger disaster in 2003.  Its crew consisted of Commander Brent Jett, Pilot Christopher Ferguson, Steven MacLean (CSA), Daniel Burbank, Joseph Tanner, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper.

Burbank and MacLean conducted 3 EVAs to install trusses and new solar arrays on the ISS.

They returned to Earth September 21.


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