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STS-129: Mission timeline, Mission payload & Launch window

STS-129 (ISS assembly flight ULF3) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Atlantis was launched on November 16, 2009, at 14:28 EST, and landed at 09:44 EST on November 27, 2009, on runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. It was also the last Shuttle mission of the 2000s decade.

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STS-129 topic overview

The analysis highlights Mission timeline, Mission payload and Launch window as prominent areas in the source structure around STS-129.

Related topics
84
Source areas
9
Connected nodes
93
Extracted relationships
141
Concept neighborhoods
29
Bridge connections
93

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 · 15 topics
Mission payload · 14 topics
Overview · 13 topics
Launch window · 9 topics
Mission background and milestones · 8 topics
Mission insignia · 8 topics
Shuttle processing · 8 topics
Mission experiments · 7 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
356 kilometres (221 mi)
COSPAR ID
2009-062A
Crew size
6 up 7 down
Distance travelled
7,226,177 kilometres (4,490,138 mi)
Docking date
November 18, 2009, 16:51 UTC
Docking port
PMA-2 (Harmony 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

Mission payload

Mission experiments

Mission background and milestones

Launch window

Shuttle processing

Mission timeline

Wake-up calls

Mission insignia

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-129 connects Entity context

The extracted context around STS-129 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, STS-129 → After, Atlantic Ocean, Atlantis, Australia, Before, Docking, Earth, EVAs, Expedition, Guided, Harmony/Pressurized Mating Adapter-2, Jeffrey Williams, NC-4, NH, Nicole Stott, Nicole Stott's, Quest, Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, RPM, Station Another extracted example is STS-129 → Ammonia Tank Assembly, Battery Charger Discharge Unit, Brazilian Space Agency, Center, Control Moment Gyroscope, Each, ELC-1, ELC-2, Expedite, Experiments, ExPRESS, Latching End Effector, Logistics Carrier, Mechanisms, Nitrogen Tank Assembly, Passive Flight Releasable Attachment, Plasma Contactor Unit, Processing, Pump Module, Space Station. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

STS-129

Top relations

related to November 18 (Flight Day 3 – Docking) · 25
STS-129 → After, Atlantic Ocean, Atlantis, Australia, Before, Docking, Earth, EVAs, Expedition, Guided, Harmony/Pressurized Mating Adapter-2, Jeffrey Williams, NC-4, NH, Nicole Stott, Nicole Stott's, Quest, Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, RPM, Station
related to ExPRESS Logistics Carriers 1 and 2 · 22
STS-129 → Ammonia Tank Assembly, Battery Charger Discharge Unit, Brazilian Space Agency, Center, Control Moment Gyroscope, Each, ELC-1, ELC-2, Expedite, Experiments, ExPRESS, Latching End Effector, Logistics Carrier, Mechanisms, Nitrogen Tank Assembly, Passive Flight Releasable Attachment, Plasma Contactor Unit, Processing, Pump Module, Space Station
related to Other items · 20
STS-129 → After, Albert Louis Bresnik, Amelia Earhart, American, Astronaut Randolph Bresnik, Bresnik's, Earhart, Earth, Fame, In, July, Museum, NFL-related, Ninety-Nines Museum, Oklahoma City, Pregame, Pro Football Hall, Super Bowl XLIV, The, Women Pilots
related to Mission insignia · 14
STS-129 → Dr, ExPRESS Logistics Carriers, ISS, Jorge Cartes, Mars, Moon, NASA's, Shuttle, Space Shuttle Program, Sun, The, The STS-129, Tim Gagnon, United States
related to November 21 (Flight Day 6 – EVA 2) · 13
STS-129 → Also, Because, Bresnik, EVA, Foreman, Houston, Michael Foreman, Mission Control Center, Mission Specialist Satcher, STS-123, The, Thirty, UTC
related to November 26 (Flight Day 11 – End of mission preparation) · 11
STS-129 → Atlantis, Bryan Lunney, Later, Mission Status Briefing, STS-129 Entry Flight Director, STS-61-B, Thanksgiving, The, Thermal Protection System, TPS, UTC
Members · 6
STS-129 → Barry E. Wilmore, Charles O. Hobaugh, Leland Melvin, Michael Foreman, Randolph Bresnik, Robert Satcher
related to External links · 3
STS-129 → Mission Information, Press KitSTS-129, Space Shuttle
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-129 → 356 kilometres (221 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-129 → 2009-062A

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

space shuttle atlantis crew utc mission station day flight iss launch astronauts bresnik also system 2009 foreman satcher control spacewalk

STS-129 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 141 structured relationships around STS-129. Examples in this analysis include STS-129 → Apogee altitude → 356 kilometres (221 mi) and STS-129 → COSPAR ID → 2009-062A. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
STS-129Apogee altitude356 kilometres (221 mi)1.00infobox
STS-129COSPAR ID2009-062A1.00infobox
STS-129Crew size6 up 7 down1.00infobox
STS-129Distance travelled7,226,177 kilometres (4,490,138 mi)1.00infobox
STS-129Docking dateNovember 18, 2009, 16:51 UTC1.00infobox
STS-129Docking portPMA-2 (Harmony forward)1.00infobox
STS-129Dry mass93,063 kilograms (205,168 lb)1.00infobox
STS-129Inclination51.6 degrees1.00infobox
STS-129LandingNicole P. Stott1.00infobox
STS-129Landing dateNovember 27, 2009, 14:44:22 (2009-11-27UTC14:44:23Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-129Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 331.00infobox
STS-129Launch dateNovember 16, 2009, 19:28:09 (2009-11-16UTC19:28:09Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-129Launch mass120,848 kilograms (266,424 lb)1.00infobox
STS-129Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A1.00infobox
STS-129MembersCharles O. Hobaugh1.00infobox
STS-129MembersBarry E. Wilmore1.00infobox
STS-129MembersLeland Melvin1.00infobox
STS-129MembersRandolph Bresnik1.00infobox
STS-129MembersMichael Foreman1.00infobox
STS-129MembersRobert Satcher1.00infobox
STS-129Mission duration10 days, 19 hours, 16 minutes, 13 seconds1.00infobox
STS-129Mission typeISS logistics1.00infobox
STS-129NamesSpace Transportation System-1291.00infobox
STS-129OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-129Orbits completed1711.00infobox
STS-129Perigee altitude343 kilometres (213 mi)1.00infobox
STS-129Period91 minutes1.00infobox
STS-129Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
STS-129RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
STS-129SATCAT no.360941.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around STS-129 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Melvin, Atlantis' and Hobaugh. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

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    • Shuttle
    • Atlantis
    • Mission
    • Nasa
    • Space
    • Sts-129
    • Crew
    • Experiments
    • Utc
    • Flight
    • Payload
    • Station
  • space shuttle
    • Station
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Atlantis
    • Mission
    • Launch
    • Crew
    • Day
    • Experiments
    • Utc
    • Sts-129
    • November
  • international space station
    • Station
    • Shuttle
    • Atlantis
    • Mission
    • Utc
    • Sts-129
    • Crew
    • Astronauts
    • Also
    • Experiments
    • Launch
    • Payload
  • atlantis
    • Space
    • Station
    • Crew
    • Shuttle
    • Mission
    • Iss
    • Utc
    • Launch
    • Members
    • November
    • Flight
    • Day
  • kennedy space center
    • Station
    • Shuttle
    • Atlantis
    • Mission
    • Utc
    • Crew
    • Experiments
    • Launch
    • Payload
    • Spacewalk
    • Sts-129
    • Astronaut
  • goddard space flight center
    • Station
    • Day
    • Shuttle
    • Atlantis
    • Mission
    • Sts-129
    • Crew
    • Payload
    • Utc
    • Experiments
    • Atlantis'
    • Nasa
  • brazilian space agency
    • Station
    • Shuttle
    • Atlantis
    • Mission
    • Utc
    • Crew
    • Experiments
    • Launch
    • Payload
    • Spacewalk
    • Sts-129
    • Astronaut
  • space exploration technologies
    • Station
    • Shuttle
    • Atlantis
    • Mission
    • Utc
    • Crew
    • Experiments
    • Launch
    • Payload
    • Spacewalk
    • Sts-129
    • Astronaut

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For STS-129, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects STS-129 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-129 — Mission timeline · splits 78 ⟂ 16
STS-129 — Mission payload · splits 79 ⟂ 15
STS-129 — Overview · splits 80 ⟂ 14
STS-129 — Launch window · splits 84 ⟂ 10
STS-129 — Mission background and milestones · splits 85 ⟂ 9
STS-129 — Shuttle processing · splits 85 ⟂ 9
STS-129 — Mission insignia · splits 85 ⟂ 9
STS-129 — Mission experiments · splits 86 ⟂ 8
STS-129 — Wake-up calls · splits 91 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

STS-129

Nodes94
Edges93
Triples141
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021277
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around STS-129 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Mission timeline, Mission payload & Launch window, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — STS-129 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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