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.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Discovery STS-119ISS Assembly Flight 15AS6 Truss MissionFinal U.S. Solar Array MissionExpedition 18 Crew ExchangeSTS 119
- Name
- STS-119
- Status
- completed
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- 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.
- Destination
- International Space Station for Assembly Flight 15A, S6 starboard integrated truss installation, final U.S. solar-array and battery deployment, three spacewalks, Expedition 18 crew rotation (Wakata replacing Magnus), and water-recycling distillation assembly centrifuge replacement
- End Date
- 2009-03-28
- Landing Facility
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully completed ISS Assembly Flight 15A, installing the S6 truss and final U.S. solar-array pair, enabling six-person station operations, delivering Koichi Wakata to Expedition 18, returning Sandra Magnus, and landing safely at Kennedy Space Center.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2009-03-15
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-119/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-119
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- Creation Time
- April 26, 2026 at 15:31:02 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 10:26:43 UTC
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