STS-119
STS-119 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission to the International Space Station that delivered the S6 Integrated Truss Segment and the final pair of U.S. solar array wings. Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A on March 15, 2009 with Lee Archambault commanding, Tony Antonelli as pilot, and mission specialists Joseph Acaba, Richard Arnold, John Phillips, Steve Swanson, and Koichi Wakata. The flight also rotated station crew members: Wakata remained aboard the ISS, while Sandra Magnus returned to Earth with Discovery after serving on Expedition 18. The mission included three EVAs to install and configure the S6 truss and brought the U.S. segment closer to full electrical power for six-person station operations.
Identity
- Aliases
- Discovery STS-119ISS assembly flight 15AS6 Truss mission
- Name
- STS-119
- Slug
- sts-119
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- STS-119 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission to the International Space Station that delivered the S6 Integrated Truss Segment and the final pair of U.S. solar array wings. Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A on March 15, 2009 with Lee Archambault commanding, Tony Antonelli as pilot, and mission specialists Joseph Acaba, Richard Arnold, John Phillips, Steve Swanson, and Koichi Wakata. The flight also rotated station crew members: Wakata remained aboard the ISS, while Sandra Magnus returned to Earth with Discovery after serving on Expedition 18. The mission included three EVAs to install and configure the S6 truss and brought the U.S. segment closer to full electrical power for six-person station operations.
- End Date
- 2009-03-28
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Completed. Discovery delivered and helped install the S6 truss and final U.S. solar array pair, supported three EVAs, rotated Wakata and Magnus between Shuttle and ISS crews, and landed safely at Kennedy Space Center on March 28, 2009.
- Program
- Space Shuttle program
- Space Station Id
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- Start Date
- 2009-03-15
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-119/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-119
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 4/26/2026, 3:31:02 PM
- Image
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- Updated Time
- 7/8/2026, 8:28:55 AM
Other
- Affiliations
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- Role
- Operator
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- Role
- Crew partner
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Commander
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- Role
- Pilot
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- Role
- Mission Specialist
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist / EV2
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist / EV1
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist / Expedition 18 Flight Engineer
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Returning Expedition 18 Flight Engineer