STS 120 Launch, Discovery (Oct. 23, 2007)

STS 120 Orbiter: Discovery Mission: Space Station Assembly Mission 10A Primary Payload: Harmony Node 2 Launch Date: Oct. 23, 2007 Launch Time: 11:38 am EDT Launch Pad: 39A Landing Date: Nov. 7, 2007 Landing Time: 1:01 pm EST Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles Carrying a crew of seven astronauts, space shuttle Discovery began mission STS-120 with a brilliant, on-time launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 23, 2007. The prime payload was an Italian-built US module called Harmony. The construction mission's two primary goals were to attach Harmony to the International Space Station in a temporary position and relocate the P6 truss segment and its solar arrays to the end of the port side of the station. The mission, commanded by Pam Melroy, also delivered Mission Specialist Dan Tani to the space station, where he replaced astronaut Clay Anderson who returned to Earth on Discovery after spending five months onboard the station. The crew conducted four spacewalks during the mission, including one which pitted shuttle, station and ground crews against a snagged and torn solar array. Outstanding work by the teams resulted in a repaired, fully deployed and functional array, paving the way for upcoming missions.



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