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STS-124 was the 35th mission of Space Shuttle Discovery. It went to the International Space Station on this mission. Discovery launched on May 31, 2008, at 17:02 EDT, moved from an earlier scheduled launch date of May 25, 2008, and landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, at 11:15 EDT on June 14, 2008. Its objective was to deliver the largest module of the space station – Kibō, the Japanese Experiment Module pressurized section. The mission is also referred to as ISS-1J by the ISS program.

Key facts

Spaceflight.name
STS-124
Spaceflight.names_list
Space Transportation System-124
Spaceflight.image
File:STS-124_Kibo.jpg
Spaceflight.image_caption
Kibōs pressurized module, two days after its installation, with Discovery in the background
Spaceflight.insignia
STS-124 patch.svg
Spaceflight.mission_type
ISS assembly
Spaceflight.operator
NASA
Spaceflight.orbits_completed
217
Spaceflight.mission_duration
13 days, 18 hours, 13 minutes 7 seconds
Spaceflight.payload_mass
17530 kg
Spaceflight.launch_site
Kennedy, LC-39A
Spaceflight.launch_date
 UTC
Spaceflight.landing_date
 UTC
Spaceflight.landing_site
Kennedy, SLF Runway 15
Spaceflight.crew_size
7
Spaceflight.crew_photo
Sts124crew.jpg
Spaceflight.crew_photo_caption
From left to right: Chamitoff, Fossum, Ham, Kelly, Nyberg, Garan and Hoshide
Spaceflight.apsis
gee

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Wikidata facts

Duration
1188847
Mass
92220
Orbital period
91.0
Image
STS-124 launch closeup.jpg
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UTC date of spacecraft landing
2008-06-14
Commons category
STS-124
UTC date of spacecraft launch
2008-05-31
Commons gallery
STS-124
orbits completed
217
orbital inclination
51.6
periapsis
328
apoapsis
307
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30 sections
Contents
  • Crew
  • Crew notes
  • Commander Kelly discusses the crew
  • Mission payloads
  • Crew seat assignments
  • Mission background
  • Shuttle processing
  • Mission timeline
  • May 31 (Flight day 1, Launch)
  • Launch pad damage
  • June 1 (Flight day 2)
  • June 2 (Flight day 3)
  • June 3 (Flight day 4)
  • June 4 (Flight day 5)
  • June 5 (Flight day 6)
  • June 6 (Flight day 7)
  • June 7 (Flight day 8)
  • June 8 (Flight day 9)
  • June 9 (Flight day 10)
  • June 10 (Flight day 11)
  • June 11 (Flight day 12)
  • June 12 (Flight day 13)
  • June 13 (Flight day 14)
  • June 14 (Flight day 15, Landing)
  • Extra-vehicular activity
  • Wake-up calls
  • Contingency mission
  • Media
  • References
  • External links

STS-124 was the 35th mission of Space Shuttle Discovery. It went to the International Space Station on this mission. Discovery launched on May 31, 2008, at 17:02 EDT, moved from an earlier scheduled launch date of May 25, 2008, and landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, at 11:15 EDT on June 14, 2008. Its objective was to deliver the largest module of the space station – Kibō, the Japanese Experiment Module pressurized section. The mission is also referred to as ISS-1J by the ISS program.

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