STS-114
Launched: July 26, 2005, 10:39:00 a.m. EDT
Landing: August 9, 2005, 5:11:22 a.m. PDT, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Space Shuttle: Discovery
Crew: Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly, Mission Specialists Charles Camarda, Wendy Lawrence, Soichi Noguchi, Stephen Robinson and Andrew Thomas.
STS-114 was the first Return to Flight mission since the tragic loss of Columbia February 1, 2003. Two and a half years were spent researching and implementing safety improvements for orbiters and external tanks. They included greater in-depth examination of Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panels that are used on the wing leading edges, plus replacing bolts and new foam applications on the tanks.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: KSC-02pd2065
Date: March 2004
STS-114
Launched: July 26, 2005, 10:39:00 a.m. EDT
Landing: August 9, 2005, 5:11:22 a.m. PDT, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Space Shuttle: Discovery
Crew: Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly, Mission Specialists Charles Camarda, Wendy Lawrence, Soichi Noguchi, Stephen Robinson and Andrew Thomas.
STS-114 was the first Return to Flight mission since the tragic loss of Columbia February 1, 2003. Two and a half years were spent researching and implementing safety improvements for orbiters and external tanks. They included greater in-depth examination of Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panels that are used on the wing leading edges, plus replacing bolts and new foam applications on the tanks.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: KSC-02pd2065
Date: March 2004