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STS-121
Space ShuttleUnited Space AllianceLaunch Complex 39B
Tuesday, July 4, 2006 · 06:37 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
STS-121 was a 2006 NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery. The main purposes of the mission were to test new safety and repair techniques introduced following the Columbia disaster of February 2003 as well as to deliver supplies, equipment and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter from Germany to the ISS.
PayloadSTS-121
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerSpace Shuttle, International Space Station
Stages0
PadLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.627°N, 80.621°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
