launched fromUSA
STS-116
Success
DEC 10200601:47:35 UTCCrewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts, including the first Swedish space traveller; ISS crew exchange. ANDE-MAA failed to deploy after becoming stuck in launch canister, but still transmitted data; RAFT1, MARScom, and MEPSI-2 were cubesats.
LIFTOFF
DEC 10 200601:47:35 UTC
Success
launched fromLC-39BKennedy
aboardSpace Shuttle DiscoveryintoLEO
Payloads · 7
- 01
STS-116
ISS assembly
- 02
ITS P5 Truss
ISS component
- 03
ANDE-MAA
Technology demonstration
- 04
ANDE-FACL
Technology demonstration
- 05
RAFT1
Calibration
- 06
MARScom (NMARS)
Calibration
- 07
MEPSI-2
Technology demonstration
Crew
Ascending
- 01Mark L. PolanskyfromUSA
- 02William OefeleinfromUSA
- 03Nicholas PatrickfromUSA
- 04Robert CurbeamfromUSA
- 05Christer FuglesangfromSweden
- 06Joan E. HigginbothamfromUSA
- 07Sunita WilliamsfromUSA
Descending
- 01Mark L. PolanskyfromUSA
- 02William OefeleinfromUSA
- 03Nicholas PatrickfromUSA
- 04Robert CurbeamfromUSA
- 05Christer FuglesangfromSweden
- 06Joan E. HigginbothamfromUSA
- 07Thomas ReiterfromGermany