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STS-127 mission to ISS

Started by Rick, Jun 14, 2009, 21:37:31

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Endeavour crew wrap final ISS spacewalk

NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn yesterday completed the fifth and final spacewalk of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission to the International Space Station.

Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn exit the Quest airlock to begin the fifth and final spacewalk. During the a four hour, 54 minute excursion, the pair polished work on the Exposed Section of Japan's Kibo lab, installing a pair of cameras which will "provide views to help with rendezvous and berthing of the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) scheduled to make its first deliveries to the station in September".

More: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/28/final_endeavour_spacewalk/

Endeavour glides back to Kennedy

Space shuttle Endeavour landed today at Kennedy Space Center at 14:48 GMT, marking the end of its STS-127 mission to the International Space Station.

Endeavour landing at Kennedy this afternoon. During five spacewalks, crew members installed the final Exposed Facilty component of Japan's Kibo laboratory and replaced some of the orbiting outpost's batteries.

More: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/31/endeavour_landing/