STS-122

STS-122

COSPAR ID	2008-005A
SATCAT no.	32486
End of mission

STS-122 is a space shuttle mission planned for December 2007 and will use the Space Shuttle Atlantis. This flight will mark the 24th shuttle mission to the International Space Station and the 121st space shuttle flight. The primary objectives of STS-122 are to deliver the European built Columbus module to the station (including the Biolab, FSL, EDR and EPM payloads), along with the SOLAR and EuTEF payloads which are mounted in the cargo bay on ICC-Lite, and to return Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Daniel Tani to earth. After it lands, the orbiter will be prepared for STS-125, the final servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope.

Crew

• Stephen Frick (2) - Commander
• Alan G. Poindexter (1) - Pilot
• Stanley G. Love (1) - Mission specialist
• Rex J. Walheim (2) - Mission specialist
• Leland D. Melvin (1) - Mission specialist
• Hans Schlegel (2) - Mission specialist - ESA Germany

Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission.

Launching ISS Expedition 16 Crew

• Léopold Eyharts (2) - Flight Engineer - ESA France

Landing ISS Expedition 16 Crew

• Daniel M. Tani (2) - Flight Engineer

Mission parameters

Inclination: 51.6 degrees.

Shuttle processing

Atlantis has now begun preparations for the STS-122 mission.

Mission highlights

File:ESA Columbus module.jpg

Computer generated model of the ESA-built Columbus Laboratory Module. Planned to arrive the International Space Station in 2007.

On current plans, STS-122 will be ISS Assembly Flight 1E, bringing the European Columbus module to the station, along with other minor pieces of equipment. A malfuctioning CMG that will be swapped out with a new one on STS 118 will get a ride back to earth on this flight.

Atlantis is scheduled to roll out to the launch pad in late November 2007, for it's STS-122 mission. Orbiter Processing is currently underway at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

See also

• Space Shuttles
• List of spaceflights (2007)
• List of space shuttle missions

External link

• STS-122 mission summary