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Image above: From the left (front row) are NASA astronauts Stanley Love, mission specialist; Steve Frick, commander; Daniel Tani and Leland Melvin, both mission specialists. From the left (top) are NASA astronauts Rex Walheim, mission specialist; Alan Poindexter, pilot; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Hans Schlegel, mission specialist. Image credit: NASA
A veteran space flier, Navy Cmdr. Stephen N. Frick, commanded the STS-122 shuttle mission to deliver the European Space Agency's Columbus Laboratory to the International Space Station. Navy Cmdr. Alan G. Poindexter served as pilot. Mission specialists included Air Force Col. Rex J. Walheim, Stanley G. Love, Leland D. Melvin and European Space Agency astronaut Hans Schlegel. Poindexter, Love and Melvin made their first spaceflight on this mission.
Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Daniel Tani, who flew to the space station on the STS-120 mission, returned home with the STS-122 crew. STS-122 delivered European Space Agency astronaut Léopold Eyharts to the complex.
STS-122 was the 24th shuttle mission to the International Space Station.
Mission Information
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Space Shuttle Mission STS-122: The Voyage of Columbus
Space shuttle Atlantis' mission on STS-122 is what everyone's been working toward: expanding the science capabilities of the International Space Station.
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The STS-122 Crew
Meet the astronauts of the STS-122 mission aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.
STS-122 Mission Features
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Atlantis Crew Details Spaceflight
Six of the crew members who flew space shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-122 stopped by Kennedy Space Center to deliver amazing accounts of launch and flight.
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Atlantis Delivers Columbus
The crew of STS-122 delivered and installed the European-built Columbus laboratory during its 13-day mission.
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Atlantis to Help Mark NASCAR Milestone
Space shuttle Atlantis is carrying a set of starter's flags for the Daytona 500 to help mark the race's 50th anniversary.
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NASA Commemorates 5-year Anniversary of Columbia Loss
NASA remembers the crew of Columbia's STS-107 mission.
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Connector Repairs Stretch Boundaries
Specialists applied a delicate touch and refined ingenuity to design and repair an electrical connector to be used by space shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-122.
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EuTEF Gives Europe a Platform
The EuTEF platform will allow experiments on the outside of the International Space Station.
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Leland Melvin is Taking His Vision Into Space
STS-122 astronaut Leland Melvin describes how space shuttle crews communicate a lot like a quarterbacks and receivers.
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Quick Look Enables On-Time Launch
Launch managers now have digital images directly from the launch pad.
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Columbus Poised for Research Breakthroughs
The Columbus laboratory gives European researchers a foothold in orbit.
Overview
Launch:Feb. 7, 2008
2:45 p.m. EST
Landing:
Feb. 20, 2008
9:07 a.m. EST
Orbiter:
Atlantis
Mission Number:
STS-122
(121st space shuttle flight)
Launch Window:
10 minutes
Launch Pad:
39A
Mission Duration:
13 days
Landing Site:
KSC
Inclination/Altitude:
51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Primary Payload:
24th station flight (1E), Columbus Laboratory
+ STS-122 Press Kit (PDF 5.5 Mb)
+ Mission Archives
Related Multimedia
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ReelNASA on YouTube
Follow STS-122 through its training, days leading up to and during mission via behind-the-scenes videos on the ReelNASA YouTube channel.
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Space Shuttle Gallery →
Imagery of shuttle missions from the Human Spaceflight gallery.