STS-121
STS-121 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission to the International Space Station that tested Shuttle return-to-flight inspection and safety procedures, delivered supplies and equipment, supported station maintenance, and carried ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter to Expedition 13.
Identity
- Name
- STS-121
- Slug
- sts-121
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- STS-121 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission to the International Space Station that tested Shuttle return-to-flight inspection and safety procedures, delivered supplies and equipment, supported station maintenance, and carried ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter to Expedition 13.
- End Date
- 2006-07-17
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Success
- Program
- Space Shuttle program
- Space Station Id
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- Start Date
- 2006-07-04
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-121/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-121
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/3/2026, 4:00:40 AM
- Image
- Download
- Updated Time
- 7/3/2026, 4:00:40 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Operator
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Participating crew agency
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Commander
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Pilot
- Astronaut Id
- td7ee71vr8372dshqwe93q2mbh89nrht
- Role
- Mission Specialist; EVA
- Astronaut Id
- td7f4ge8rtvb6hr0yr3sy1cxfh89mdp6
- Role
- Mission Specialist; EVA
- Astronaut Id
- td76jb9v6enfd74fjs0jzs6qd989t24d
- Role
- Mission Specialist; robotics
- Astronaut Id
- td7cv22r18ts6hw7x1tj5wfk1h89vjmh
- Role
- Mission Specialist; robotics
- Astronaut Id
- td76c2w6ewey049p1ttaz7qsf589tg8c
- Role
- Mission Specialist; Expedition 13 flight engineer, launched