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STS-120: Mission payloads, Mission timeline & Mission background

STS-120 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on October 23, 2007, from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The mission is also referred to as ISS-10A by the ISS program. STS-120 delivered the Harmony module and reconfigured a portion of the station in preparation for future assembly missions. STS-120 was flown…

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STS-120 topic overview

The analysis highlights Mission payloads, Mission timeline and Mission background as prominent areas in the source structure around STS-120.

Related topics
89
Source areas
8
Connected nodes
97
Extracted relationships
224
Concept neighborhoods
27
Bridge connections
97

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Mission timeline · 42 topics
Mission payloads · 22 topics
Mission background · 8 topics
Crew · 5 topics
Overview · 5 topics
Contingency mission · 3 topics
ESA Esperia Mission · 2 topics
Wake-up calls · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Apogee altitude
344 kilometres (214 mi)[NASA 3]
COSPAR ID
2007-050A
Crew size
7
Distance travelled
10,060,000 kilometres (6,250,000 mi)[NASA 1]
Docking date
25 October 2007 12:40 UTC
Docking port
PMA-2 (Destiny forward)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Crew

Mission payloads

Mission background

Mission timeline

ESA Esperia Mission

Wake-up calls

Contingency mission

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How STS-120 connects Entity context

The extracted context around STS-120 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, STS-120 → After Discovery, August, Data Grapple Fixture, DC-to-DC Converter Unit, DDCU, Destiny, European Space Agency, Following, Harmony, International Space Station, ISS, It, Italy, NASA, Node, PDGF, Pirs, PMA-2, Power, Pressurized Mating Adapter-2 Another extracted example is STS-120 → Deputy Shuttle Program Manager, Discovery's, Due, EMUs, EVAs, Extravehicular Mobility Units, International Space Station, John Shannon, Mission Management Team, MMT, OBSS, Orbiter Boom Sensor System, RCC, Shannon, Shuttle Remote Manipulator System, SRB, SRMS, STS-114, STS-121, Sun. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

STS-120

Top relations

related to Harmony (Node 2) · 28
STS-120 → After Discovery, August, Data Grapple Fixture, DC-to-DC Converter Unit, DDCU, Destiny, European Space Agency, Following, Harmony, International Space Station, ISS, It, Italy, NASA, Node, PDGF, Pirs, PMA-2, Power, Pressurized Mating Adapter-2
related to October 24 (Flight day 2) · 23
STS-120 → Deputy Shuttle Program Manager, Discovery's, Due, EMUs, EVAs, Extravehicular Mobility Units, International Space Station, John Shannon, Mission Management Team, MMT, OBSS, Orbiter Boom Sensor System, RCC, Shannon, Shuttle Remote Manipulator System, SRB, SRMS, STS-114, STS-121, Sun
related to Outreach · 23
STS-120 → Also, Chewbacca, Discovery, Earth, Houston, In, Jedi, Lockheed Martin, Mark Hamill, May, NASA, Oakland International Airport, On August, Return, Space, Space Center Houston, Space Day, Star Wars, Stormtroopers, Stowed
related to Launch preparations · 21
STS-120 → August, Discovery, Discovery's, Dress Rehearsal, External Tank, Flight, Following STS-118, Kennedy Space Center, Launch, NASA, October, Perched, Return, September, Shuttle Program Managers, Solid Rocket Boosters, STS-114's, STS-118, The, VAB
related to October 25 (Flight day 3) · 19
STS-120 → Anderson, Anderson's, Discovery, During, Expedition, Following, Go, He, International Space Station, Just, MMT, RPM, Shannon, Soyuz, Soyuz TMA-11, Tani's, The, This, UTC
related to ESA Esperia Mission · 16
STS-120 → According, ASI, ESA, Esperia, European, European Space Agency's, Expedition, International Space Station, ISS, Italian, Italian Space Agency, Nespoli, October, Paolo Nespoli, STS-120 Space Shuttle, The Esperia
related to November 3 (Flight day 12) · 13
STS-120 → After, APFR, During, EVA, EVAs, Inside, Parazynski, Star Wars, The, UTC, Wheelock, With, Working
related to External links · 12
STS-120 → Archived January, Archived June, Archived November, June, NASA Archived February, Official STS-120 Mission Page, On Demand Video, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineNASA STS-120 Launch, Wayback MachineNASA's STS-120, Wayback MachineSTS-120 Fact Sheet, Wayback MachineSTS-120 Overview Archived
related to Crew notes · 9
STS-120 → Additionally, As, Eileen Collins, Expedition, ISS, Pamela Melroy, Peggy Whitson, Space Shuttle, The
related to Contingency mission · 8
STS-120 → Contingency Shuttle Crew Support, If, It, January, Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-122, STS-320, The

Important terminology

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Important terminology

crew space mission utc shuttle discovery station landing launch harmony eva nasa flight managers 2007 would parazynski began time two

STS-120 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 224 structured relationships around STS-120. Examples in this analysis include STS-120 → Apogee altitude → 344 kilometres (214 mi)[NASA 3] and STS-120 → COSPAR ID → 2007-050A. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
STS-120Apogee altitude344 kilometres (214 mi)[NASA 3]1.00infobox
STS-120COSPAR ID2007-050A1.00infobox
STS-120Crew size71.00infobox
STS-120Distance travelled10,060,000 kilometres (6,250,000 mi)[NASA 1]1.00infobox
STS-120Docking date25 October 2007 12:40 UTC1.00infobox
STS-120Docking portPMA-2 (Destiny forward)1.00infobox
STS-120Inclination51.6 degrees1.00infobox
STS-120LandingClayton Anderson1.00infobox
STS-120Landing dateNovember 7, 2007, 18:01:18 (2007-11-07UTC18:01:19Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-120Landing mass91,578 kilograms (201,895 lb)[NASA 2]1.00infobox
STS-120Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 331.00infobox
STS-120Launch dateOctober 23, 2007, 15:38:19 (2007-10-23UTC15:38:19Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-120Launch mass121,643 kilograms (268,177 lb)1.00infobox
STS-120Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A1.00infobox
STS-120LaunchingDaniel M. Tani1.00infobox
STS-120MembersPamela A. Melroy1.00infobox
STS-120MembersGeorge D. Zamka1.00infobox
STS-120MembersDouglas H. Wheelock1.00infobox
STS-120MembersStephanie Wilson1.00infobox
STS-120MembersScott E. Parazynski1.00infobox
STS-120MembersPaolo A. Nespoli1.00infobox
STS-120Mission duration15 days, 2 hours, 24 minutes1.00infobox
STS-120Mission typeISS assembly1.00infobox
STS-120NamesSpace Transportation System-1201.00infobox
STS-120OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-120Orbits completed2381.00infobox
STS-120Perigee altitude340 kilometres (210 mi)[NASA 3]1.00infobox
STS-120Period91.6 minutes1.00infobox
STS-120Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
STS-120RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around STS-120 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Time, First and Wheelock. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

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    • Sts-120
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Station
    • Nasa
    • Crew
    • Program
    • Iss
    • System
    • Launch
    • Discovery
  • international space station
    • Sts-120
    • Shuttle
    • Mission
    • Station
    • Nasa
    • Crews
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    • Iss
    • Program
    • System
    • Launch
    • Eva
  • kennedy space center
    • Sts-120
    • Shuttle
    • Mission
    • Station
    • Nasa
    • Crew
    • Iss
    • Program
    • System
    • Launch
    • Landing
    • Flight
  • harmony
    • Station's
    • Two
    • Crew
    • Station
    • Crews
    • Tani
    • Sts-120
    • Day
    • Parazynski
    • Space
    • Eva
    • Utc
  • space shuttle columbia disaster
    • Mission
    • Sts-120
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Station
    • Nasa
    • Crew
    • Program
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    • Sts-120
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    • Mission
    • Station
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    • Crew
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    • Program
    • System
    • Launch
    • Landing
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  • european space agency
    • Sts-120
    • Shuttle
    • Mission
    • Station
    • Nasa
    • Crew
    • Iss
    • Program
    • System
    • Launch
    • Landing
    • Flight
  • space center houston
    • Sts-120
    • Shuttle
    • Mission
    • Station
    • Nasa
    • Crew
    • Iss
    • Program
    • System
    • Launch
    • Landing
    • Flight

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For STS-120, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects STS-120 with Mission timeline. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
STS-120 — Mission timeline · splits 55 ⟂ 43
STS-120 — Mission payloads · splits 75 ⟂ 23
STS-120 — Mission background · splits 89 ⟂ 9
STS-120 — Overview · splits 92 ⟂ 6
STS-120 — Crew · splits 92 ⟂ 6
STS-120 — Contingency mission · splits 94 ⟂ 4
STS-120 — ESA Esperia Mission · splits 95 ⟂ 3
STS-120 — Wake-up calls · splits 95 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

STS-120

Nodes98
Edges97
Triples224
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020408
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around STS-120 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Mission payloads, Mission timeline & Mission background, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — STS-120 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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