COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Human Spaceflight Collection
Record
General Description:
STS-121 Shuttle Mission Imagery
Description:
STS121-S-019 (4 July 2006) --- Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew launched at 2:38 p.m. (EDT) to begin the two-day journey to the International Space Station on the historic Return to Flight STS-121 mission. Discovery is slated to dock with the station at 10:52 a.m. (EDT) Thursday July 6, 2006. The launch made history as it was the first human-occupying spacecraft to launch on Independence Day. During the 12-day mission, the STS-121 crew of seven will test new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the space station.
image id:
Photo-sts121-s-019
facet_what:
International Space Station (ISS)
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
facet_when:
July 2006
facet_when:
July 6, 2006
facet_when_year:
2006
UID:
SPD-SPFLT-Photo-sts121-s-019
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