STS-126: Beautiful Machine
Mission: STS-126 / ULF-2
Crew:
Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Eric Boe,
mission Specialists Sandra Magnus, Stephen Bowen, Donald Pettit, Robert "Shane" Kimbrough
and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
Mission Goals:
Service the ISS, and start the foundation for a 6 person crew
Mission Milestones:
STS-126, Shuttle Endeavour, launched from LC-39A on November 14th, 2008.
She docked with the ISS three days later, on November 17, 2008. The primary objectives for this
mission were the delivery of supplies via the MPLM, Leonardo, and installation of a second toilet,
giving the station additional capability to handle a 6 person crew.
Endeavour landed on November 30th, 2008 at Edwards Air Force Base in California.