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STS-123

Launch: March 11, 2008, 2:28 a.m. EDT

Landing: March 26, 2008, 8:39 p.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center

Space Shuttle: Endeavour

Crew: Commander Dominic L. Gorie, Pilot Gregory H. Johnson, Mission Specialists Richard M. Linnehan, Robert L. Behnken, Michael J. Foreman, Takao Doi (JAXA), Léopold Eyharts (ESA), Garrett E. Reisman

 

STS-123 carried a precious payload of seven astronauts and two new components that would further 'internationalize' the International Space Station. Endeavour delivered the first segment of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo module, Kibo means "hope" in Japanese, and the Canadian Space Agency's Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, called Dextre.

 

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Credit: NASA

Image Number: sts123-s-001

Date: October 2007

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