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STS-128
COSPAR ID	2009-045A
SATCAT no.	35811
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STS-128 (ISS assembly flight 17A) is a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS), planned for August 7, 2009 at approximately 9:07 a.m. EDT. It is expected to use Space Shuttle Discovery.^[2] The primary payload will be the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. The mission is scheduled to include three spacewalks to remove and replace a materials processing experiment outside ESA's Columbus, module and return an empty ammonia tank assembly.^[3]

Crew


Position^[3]	Launching Astronaut	Landing Astronaut
Commander	Frederick W. Sturckow Fourth spaceflight
Pilot	Kevin A. Ford First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1	Patrick G. Forrester Third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2	Jose M. Hernández First spaceflight Flight Engineer
Mission Specialist 3	Christer Fuglesang, ESA Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 4	John D. Olivas Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 5	Nicole Stott Expedition 20 First spaceflight	Timothy Kopra Expedition 20 First spaceflight

Crew notes

Stott was originally scheduled to return aboard Soyuz TMA-15, but a change in the flight plan was made due to the possible flight delays in future shuttle missions, which may extend Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk's mission beyond the six-month duration preferred for station crew members.^[4]

Mission payload

The primary payload of STS-128 is the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. Leonardo's purpose is to assist with establishing a six-man crew capacity by bringing extra supplies and equipment to the station. The MPLM will contain 3 racks for life support, a Crew quarter to be installed in Kibo, a new treadmill (C.O.L.B.E.R.T.) that will temporarily be place in Node 2 and later in Node 3 and a Atmospheric Revitalization System (ARS) that will temporarily be placed in Kibo and later in Node 3. It will also contain 3 racks dedicated to science, FIR (Fluids Integrated Rack) and MSRR (Material Science Research Rack) to be placed in Destiny and MELFI-2 (Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS) to be placed in Kibo.^[5]

The shuttle will also carry a Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier. It will contain a new ammonia tank that will replace an empty tank during an EVA.

Mission background

The mission marks:

159th American manned space flight
128th shuttle mission since STS-1
37th flight of Discovery
30th shuttle mission to the ISS
103rd post-Challenger mission
15th post-Columbia mission

References

^ NASA (July 7, 2008). "NASA Sets Launch Dates for Remaining Space Shuttle Missions". NASA. Retrieved September 2 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b NASA (May 15, 2009). "Consolidated Launch Manifest". NASA. Retrieved April 7 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b NASA (July 16, 2008). "NASA Assigns Crew for Equipment Delivery Mission to Space Station". NASA. Retrieved September 2 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
^ NASA (March 3, 2009). "NASA Announces Change for Return of Station Crew Members" (in Italian). NASA. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ Christer Fuglesang (2009). "Christer Fuglesangs nyhetsbrev, nr 19 - STS-128" (in Swedish). Rymdstyrelsen. Retrieved June 16 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)

External links

NASA's space shuttle page

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[target-1] NASA (July 7, 2008). "NASA Sets Launch Dates for Remaining Space Shuttle Missions". NASA. Retrieved September 2 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)

[manifest-2] NASA (May 15, 2009). "Consolidated Launch Manifest". NASA. Retrieved April 7 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)

[crew-3] NASA (July 16, 2008). "NASA Assigns Crew for Equipment Delivery Mission to Space Station". NASA. Retrieved September 2 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)

[crewchange-4] NASA (March 3, 2009). "NASA Announces Change for Return of Station Crew Members" (in Italian). NASA. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[Christer_Fuglesangs_nyhetsbrev,_nr_19_-_STS-128-5] Christer Fuglesang (2009). "Christer Fuglesangs nyhetsbrev, nr 19 - STS-128" (in Swedish). Rymdstyrelsen. Retrieved June 16 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)

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-'''STS-128''' ([[ISS assembly sequence|ISS assembly]] flight '''17A''') is a [[Space Shuttle|space shuttle]] mission to the [[International Space Station]] (ISS), planned for August 7, 2009 at approximately 9:07 a.m. EDT. It is expected to use {{OV|103}}.<ref name="manifest"/> The primary payload will be the [[Multi-Purpose Logistics Module]] ''Leonardo''. The mission will include three spacewalks to remove and replace a materials processing experiment outside ESA's [[Columbus (ISS module)|''Columbus'']], module and return an empty [[ammonia]] tank assembly.<ref name="crew"/>
+'''STS-128''' ([[ISS assembly sequence|ISS assembly]] flight '''17A''') is a [[Space Shuttle|space shuttle]] mission to the [[International Space Station]] (ISS), planned for August 7, 2009 at approximately 9:07 a.m. EDT. It is expected to use {{OV|103}}.<ref name="manifest"/> The primary payload will be the [[Multi-Purpose Logistics Module]] ''Leonardo''. The mission is scheduled to include three spacewalks to remove and replace a materials processing experiment outside ESA's [[Columbus (ISS module)|''Columbus'']], module and return an empty [[ammonia]] tank assembly.<ref name="crew"/>
 ==Crew==

v t e Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103)
Completed flights	STS-41-D STS-51-A STS-51-C STS-51-D STS-51-G STS-51-I STS-26 STS-29 STS-33 STS-31 STS-41 STS-39 STS-48 STS-42 STS-53 STS-56 STS-51 STS-60 STS-64 STS-63 STS-70 STS-82 STS-85 STS-91 STS-95 STS-96 STS-103 STS-92 STS-102 STS-105 STS-114 STS-121 STS-116 STS-120 STS-124 STS-119 STS-128 STS-131 STS-133
Status	Retired
On display	Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Washington, D.C.
Related	Destiny in Space (1994 documentary)

v t e Human spaceflights to the International Space Station
See also: {{ISS expeditions}}, {{Uncrewed ISS flights}}
1998–2004	1998 STS-88 1999 STS-96 2000 STS-101 106 92 Soyuz TM-31 STS-97 2001 STS-98 102 100 Soyuz TM-32 STS-104 105 Soyuz TM-33 STS-108 2002 STS-110 Soyuz TM-34 STS-111 112 Soyuz TMA-1 STS-113 2003 Soyuz TMA-2 TMA-3 2004 Soyuz TMA-4 TMA-5	International Space Station Insignia International Space Station Emblem
2005–2009	2005 Soyuz TMA-6 STS-114 Soyuz TMA-7 2006 Soyuz TMA-8 STS-121 115 Soyuz TMA-9 STS-116 2007 Soyuz TMA-10 STS-117 118 Soyuz TMA-11 STS-120 2008 STS-122 123 Soyuz TMA-12 STS-124 Soyuz TMA-13 STS-126 2009 STS-119 Soyuz TMA-14 TMA-15 STS-127 128 Soyuz TMA-16 STS-129 Soyuz TMA-17
2010–2014	2010 STS-130 Soyuz TMA-18 STS-131 132 Soyuz TMA-19 TMA-01M TMA-20 2011 STS-133 Soyuz TMA-21 STS-134 Soyuz TMA-02M STS-135 Soyuz TMA-22 TMA-03M 2012 Soyuz TMA-04M TMA-05M TMA-06M TMA-07M 2013 Soyuz TMA-08M TMA-09M TMA-10M TMA-11M 2014 Soyuz TMA-12M TMA-13M TMA-14M TMA-15M
2015–2019	2015 Soyuz TMA-16M TMA-17M TMA-18M TMA-19M 2016 Soyuz TMA-20M MS-01 MS-02 MS-03 2017 Soyuz MS-04 MS-05 MS-06 MS-07 2018 Soyuz MS-08 MS-09 MS-10† MS-11 2019 Soyuz MS-12 MS-13 MS-15
Since 2020	2020 Soyuz MS-16 SpaceX Demo-2 Soyuz MS-17 SpaceX Crew-1 2021 Soyuz MS-18 SpaceX Crew-2 Soyuz MS-19 SpaceX Crew-3 Soyuz MS-20 2022 Soyuz MS-21 Axiom-1 SpaceX Crew-4 Soyuz MS-22 SpaceX Crew-5 2023 Soyuz MS-23 SpaceX Crew-6 Axiom-2 SpaceX Crew-7 Soyuz MS-24 2024 Axiom-3 SpaceX Crew-8 Soyuz MS-25 Boeing Crew Flight Test
Future	2024 SpaceX Crew-9 Soyuz MS-26 Axiom-4 2025 Boeing Starliner-1 SpaceX Crew-10
Individuals	List of ISS visitors crew
Vehicles	Past Space Shuttle Present Boeing Starliner Crew Dragon Soyuz Future Orel
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