Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-129
STS-129 (ISS assembly flight ULF3) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Atlantis. STS-129 focused on staging spare components outside the station. The 11-day flight included three spacewalks. The payload bay carried two large ExPRESS Logistics Carriers holding two spare gyroscopes, two nitrogen tank assemblies, two pump modules, an ammonia tank assembly, a spare latching end effector for the station's robotic arm, a spare trailing umbilical system for the Mobile Transporter, and a high-pressure gas tank. STS-129 was the first flight of an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier.
Mission Details
- Launch date: November 16, 2009 at 07:28 PM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Space Shuttle
- Operator: United Space Alliance
- Launch site: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Mission type: Human Exploration