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STS-114

STS-114 was the first "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Discovery launched at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC) on its 31st flight on July 26, 2005. The launch, 907 days (approx. 29 months) after the loss of Columbia, was approved despite unresolved fuel sensor anomalies in the external tank that had prevented…

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Apogee altitude
355 kilometres (221 mi)
COSPAR ID
2005-026A
Crew size
7
Distance travelled
9,300,000 kilometres (5,800,000 mi)
Docking date
July 28, 2005
Docking port
PMA-2 (Destiny forward)

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Mission highlights

Launch sequence anomalies

In-flight repair

Mission timeline

Wake-up calls

Crew salute to Husband family

Mission hardware

  • SSME Space Shuttle Main Engine

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STS-114

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Triples114
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024096
Components1

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STS-114

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related to Mission highlights · 31
STS-114 → Atlantis, Atlantis' Rudder Speed Brake, Canadarm, Columbia, Discovery, Discovery's RSB, During OMM, Eileen Collins, Flight, However, International Space Station, Laser Dynamic Range Imager, LDRI, NASA, NASA's, OBSS, Orbiter Boom Sensor System, Return, RSB, Seventeen
related to External links · 22
STS-114 → Aerial, Archived January, Archived July, Archived May, Archived November, Discovery, Flight, Highlights Archived December, KSC Press Site YouTubeVideo, NASA's, PAL, Return, Robinson Space PanoramaSTS-114 Video, Space Shuttle Discovery, Wayback MachineNASA Shuttle Discovery, Wayback MachineNASA-TV Home PageET, Wayback Machineprojected, Wayback MachineSpaceflightnow Launch, Wayback MachineVideo, WB-57
related to Contingency planning · 18
STS-114 → Atlantis, Columbia, Discovery, Even, February, If, International Space Station, January, NASA, Nikolay Sevastyanov, Pacific Ocean, Pravda, Russian Soyuz, Russian Space Corporation Energia, Since, Soyuz, STS-107, STS-300
related to Crew salute to Husband family · 9
STS-114 → Columbia, Commander Eileen Collins, Expedition, Matthew, On, Pilot Jim Kelly, Rick Husband, Rick Husband's, STS-107
Members · 7
STS-114 → Andrew S. W. Thomas, Charles J. Camarda, Eileen M. Collins, James M. Kelly, Soichi Noguchi, Stephen K. Robinson, Wendy B. Lawrence
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-114 → 355 kilometres (221 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-114 → 2005-026A
Crew size · 1
STS-114 → 7
Distance travelled · 1
STS-114 → 9,300,000 kilometres (5,800,000 mi)
Docking date · 1
STS-114 → July 28, 2005

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
STS-114Apogee altitude355 kilometres (221 mi)1.00infobox
STS-114COSPAR ID2005-026A1.00infobox
STS-114Crew size71.00infobox
STS-114Distance travelled9,300,000 kilometres (5,800,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-114Docking dateJuly 28, 20051.00infobox
STS-114Docking portPMA-2 (Destiny forward)1.00infobox
STS-114EpochJuly 31, 20051.00infobox
STS-114Inclination51.6 degrees1.00infobox
STS-114Landing dateAugust 9, 2005, 12:11:22 (2005-08-09UTC12:11:23Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-114Landing mass102,913 kilograms (226,884 lb)1.00infobox
STS-114Landing siteEdwards, Runway 221.00infobox
STS-114Launch dateJuly 26, 2005, 14:39:00 (2005-07-26UTC14:39Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-114Launch mass121,483 kilograms (267,824 lb)1.00infobox
STS-114Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B1.00infobox
STS-114MembersEileen M. Collins1.00infobox
STS-114MembersJames M. Kelly1.00infobox
STS-114MembersSoichi Noguchi1.00infobox
STS-114MembersStephen K. Robinson1.00infobox
STS-114MembersAndrew S. W. Thomas1.00infobox
STS-114MembersWendy B. Lawrence1.00infobox
STS-114MembersCharles J. Camarda1.00infobox
STS-114Mission duration13 days, 21 hours, 32 minutes, 48 seconds1.00infobox
STS-114Mission typeReturn to Flight, ISS logistics1.00infobox
STS-114NamesSpace Transportation System-1141.00infobox
STS-114OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-114Orbits completed2191.00infobox
STS-114Perigee altitude350 kilometres (220 mi)1.00infobox
STS-114Period91.59 minutes1.00infobox
STS-114Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
STS-114RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox

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