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STS-121

STS-121 was a crewed flight launched on July 4, 2006 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 7: Lisa Nowak, Mark Kelly, Michael E. Fossum, Piers Sellers, Stephanie Wilson, Steven Lindsey, Thomas Reiter.

United Statescrew 72006-028

Flight

Mission
STS-121
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Discovery (STS-121)
Launch
July 4, 2006 · 18:37 UTC
Landing
July 17, 2006
Duration (Wikidata)
12.8 days
Country
United States
Designator
2006-028A
Vehicle fate
Docked with another object · Jul 6, 2006

Launch vehicle

Launch record
2006-028
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 350 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q312037 (CC0).