{"id":288821,"date":"2023-04-12T11:58:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T15:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=mission&p=288821"},"modified":"2023-08-11T13:48:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T17:48:03","slug":"sts-116","status":"publish","type":"mission","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/sts-116\/","title":{"rendered":"STS-116"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-mission-hero maxw-full width-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-mission-hero\">\t<div class=\"hds-mission-header hds-mission-archived padding-top-10 padding-bottom-4 background-cover padding-x-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block grid-row flex-align-end margin-bottom-0 padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-mission-badge square-10 margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/0601386\/0601386~large.jpg\" alt=\"STS-116 crew patch\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-md display-block width-full\">STS-116<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-5 tablet:margin-bottom-0 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label tag tag-mission\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mission-status-icon bg-carbon-30\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Occurred 17 years ago<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg\">STS-116 crew had one of the most complex missions ever to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-left-0 desktop:padding-left-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-20-important padding-top-2 margin-right-1 desktop:margin-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">orbiter<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0 line-height-sm\">Discovery<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-20-important padding-top-2 margin-left-1 desktop:margin-left-0 desktop:margin-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">mission duration<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0 line-height-sm\">12 days, 20 hours, 45 minutes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-20-important padding-top-2 margin-right-1 desktop:margin-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">Launch<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0 line-height-sm\">Dec. 9, 2006<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-20-important padding-top-2 margin-left-1 desktop:margin-left-0 desktop:margin-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">Landing<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0 line-height-sm\">Dec. 22, 2006<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1536&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1536&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Crew members pose in orange suits in front of flags.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 46% 58%; object-position: 46% 58%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=300&h=240&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=768&h=614&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=1024&h=819&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1229&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=400&h=320&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=600&h=480&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=900&h=720&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=1200&h=960&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-116 crew portrait. Scheduled to launch aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery are, front row (from the left), astronauts William A. Oefelein, pilot; Joan E. Higginbotham, mission specialist; and Mark L. Polansky, commander. On the back row (from the left) are astronauts Robert L. Curbeam, Nicholas J. M. Patrick, Sunita L. Williams and the European Space Agency’s Christer Fuglesang, all mission specialists. Williams will join Expedition 14 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station. The crewmembers are attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits. (21 July 2006)<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mission: <\/strong>International Space Station Assembly Flight 12A.1<br><strong>Space Shuttle:<\/strong> Discovery<br><strong>Launch Pad:<\/strong> 39B<br><strong>Launched:<\/strong> Dec. 9, 2006, 8:47 p.m. EDT<br><strong>Landing Site:<\/strong> Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br><strong>Landing:<\/strong> Dec. 22, 2006, 5:32 p.m. EDT<br><strong>Runway: <\/strong>15<br><strong>Revolution:<\/strong> 204<br><strong>Mission Duration:<\/strong> 12 days, 20 hours, 45 minutes, 16 seconds<br><strong>Main Gear Touchdown:<\/strong> 5:32:00 p.m. EST<br><strong>Nose Gear Touchdown:<\/strong> 5:32:12 p.m. EST<br><strong>Wheel Stop:<\/strong> 5:32:52 p.m. EST<br><strong>Miles Traveled:<\/strong> 5.3 million<br><strong>Primary Payload: <\/strong>Twentieth station flight (12A.1), P5 Truss, SPACEHAB<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crew<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/polansky_mark.pdf?emrc=821dde\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/polansky_mark.pdf?emrc=821dde\">Mark L. Polansky<\/a>, Commander<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/oefelein_william.pdf?emrc=696a45\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/oefelein_william.pdf?emrc=696a45\">William A. Oefelein<\/a>, Pilot<br>Thomas Reiter, Mission Specialist<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/higginbotham_joan.pdf?emrc=923748\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/higginbotham_joan.pdf?emrc=923748\">Joan E. Higginbotham<\/a>, Mission Specialist<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/curbeam_robert.pdf?emrc=f0b796\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/curbeam_robert.pdf?emrc=f0b796\">Robert L. Curbeam<\/a>, Mission Specialist<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/patrick_nicholas.pdf?emrc=339e07\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/patrick_nicholas.pdf?emrc=339e07\">Nicholas J. M. Patrick<\/a>, Mission Specialist<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/williams-s.pdf?emrc=68e643\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/williams-s.pdf?emrc=68e643\">Sunita L. Williams<\/a>, Mission Specialist<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Astronauts\/Christer_Fuglesang\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Astronauts\/Christer_Fuglesang\" rel=\"noopener\">Christer Fuglesang<\/a>, Mission Specialist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Launch Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA managers postponed the Dec. 7 space shuttle launch attempt until Dec. 9 because of low cloud cover. The interim day’s weather was not expected to be favorable for a launch attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off Dec. 9 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on one of the most complex missions ever to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Landing Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nose gear touchdown was at 5:32:12 p.m. and wheel stop was at 5:32:52 p.m. Mission elapsed time was 12 days, 20 hours, 45 minutes. This was the 64th landing at KSC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The original landing date of Dec. 21 was postponed due to the addition of a fourth spacewalk. Inclement weather at KSC caused some concern and the first landing opportunity at 3:56 p.m. EST was waved off. The first chance for landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California was passed due to gusty winds. Weather conditions at KSC took a dramatic turn for the better and landing proceeded on the second opportunity. Returning with the crew was astronaut Thomas Reiter after his six-month tenure as part of the Expedition 14 crew on the space station. He was replaced by Flight Engineer Suni Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Discovery rocketed into a dark Florida sky on the first night launch in more than four years. After reaching orbit, the crew used the shuttle’s robotic arm and orbiter boom sensor system to examine Discovery’s thermal protection system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Docking with the International Space Station occurred at 4:12 p.m. Dec. 11. An impromptu wing inspection was called for after a minor vibration reading on the port wing sensor. The imagery analysis team determined the shuttle’s heat shield could support a safe return to Earth and further inspection was not needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three spacewalks (EVAs) were planned to unberth the P5 truss from Discovery’s payload bay, install it on the station’s main truss and rewire the station’s electrical system to its permanent power grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a start-stop-restart process, the crew spent six hours Dec. 13 attempting to fold and retract the port array on the P6 integrated truss structure without success. Guidewires apparently snagged. Repeated attempts the next day were also unsuccessful. A fourth and unscheduled spacewalk was added to the mission to try again to loosen and retract the port array.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the fourth EVA, Mission Specialist Robert Curbeam set a record for the most spacewalks during a shuttle mission. He has a total of 45 hours, 34 minutes of spacewalking time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The total time spent on spacewalks on this mission was 25 hours, 45 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before undocking from the station, Mission Specialist Joan Higginbotham and her cargo team transferred more than two tons of food, water and equipment for the Expediction 14 crew. They also filled Discovery’s pressurized cargo carrier with equipment and experiment samples for return to Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>EVA No. 1 — 6 hours, 36 minutes: Dec. 12. Mission Specialists Curbeam and Christer Fuglesang attached the P5 truss and replaced a failed camera needed to support future assembly tasks. They completed additional tasks of plugging the new segment into the existing truss, removing the locks that held it steady during launch, and opening a latch to allow the P6 segment to be attached at the end when it is moved from its temporary location.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EVA No. 2 — 5 hours: Dec. 14. Curbeam and Fuglesang exited Discovery again to start rewiring the station’s power. Using power generated by the solar arrays delivered in September, they rewired channels two and three. Before the cable connections could be swapped, some of the station’s systems, such as lights, communication gear, ventilation fans and backup computers, had to be shut down. In less than three hours, one of two external thermal control system loops was shedding excess heat into space and the DC-to-DC converter units were regulating power voltages.<br><br>Despite problems retracting the P6 solar array, the P4 arrays were able to rotate and track the sun, generating power for the station.<br><br>Curbeam and Fuglesang also were able to relocate two small handcarts on the rails of the station’s main truss, put a thermal cover on the station’s robotic arm, and install bags of tools for future spacewalkers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EVA No. 3 — 7 hours, 31 minutes: Dec. 16. Curbeam and Williams finished rewiring the station. They also installed a robotic arm grapple fixture and positioned three bundles of Russian debris shield panels outside the Zvezda service module, to be installed on a future spacewalk. Then the spacewalkers tackled grommets and guide wires on the P6 solar array and shook the array while the crew inside the station reeled it in one bay at a time. They achieved 65 percent retraction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EVA No. 4 — 6 hours, 38 minutes: Dec. 18. Curbeam and Fuglesang finished the P6 retraction, guiding the array into its blanket box. They were aided by Williams and Higginbotham who used the station’s robotic arm to position the spacewalkers near the array. Afterward, the spacewalkers also secured multi-layer insulation that had been installed on the robotic arm during an earlier spacewalk.<br><br>The retraction set the stage for the spring 2007 shuttle mission, when the station’s starboard overhead array will also be stowed. The arrays will be moved to the far end of the port truss on STS-120 and redeployed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crew wrapped up eight days of docked operations, separating from the space station on Dec. 19. On Dec. 20, they inspected the heat shield for possible micrometeoroid debris damage using the sensor-equipped orbiter boom sensor system unfolded from the payload bay. They also deployed small technology demonstration satellites, known as MEPSI or Micro-Electromechanical System-based PICOSAT Inspector, for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Space Test Program, as well as student-experiment scientific satellites and the Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment (ANDE) that will measure the density and composition of the low-Earth-orbit atmosphere while tracked from the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Dec. 21, Mission Control confirmed the shuttle’s heat shield was in good shape and the crew and orbiter could plan for a safe landing.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-gallery-preview padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-7 padding-x-3 bg-spacesuit-white width-full maxw-full hds-gallery-preview-count-25 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-gallery-preview\">\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-widescreen padding-x-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row width-full\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-06pp2753\/KSC-06pp2753~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1489&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-06pp2753\/KSC-06pp2753~large.jpg?w=300&h=233&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-06pp2753\/KSC-06pp2753~large.jpg?w=768&h=596&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-06pp2753\/KSC-06pp2753~large.jpg?w=1024&h=794&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-06pp2753\/KSC-06pp2753~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1191&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-06pp2753\/KSC-06pp2753~large.jpg?w=400&h=310&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-06pp2753\/KSC-06pp2753~large.jpg?w=600&h=465&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-06pp2753\/KSC-06pp2753~large.jpg?w=900&h=698&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-06pp2753\/KSC-06pp2753~large.jpg?w=1200&h=931&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-12 display-block desktop:display-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/gallery\/sts-116\/\" class=\"button-primary margin-top-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-heading-md\">Go To Gallery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-link-list bg-spacesuit-white padding-x-2 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-4 padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-6 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link-list\">\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-22\">\n\t\t\t\tResources\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1536&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"STS-116 crew in their orange flight suits\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 52% 47%; object-position: 52% 47%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=300&h=240&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=768&h=614&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=1024&h=819&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1229&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=400&h=320&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=600&h=480&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=900&h=720&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS116-S-002\/STS116-S-002~large.jpg?w=1200&h=960&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-8 desktop:grid-col-10 padding-left-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 margin-0\">STS-116 Press Kit<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">Get an overview of the STS mission, its crew and activities during this mission.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 display-flex flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/162182main-sts-116-press-kit.pdf?emrc=916480\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"451029main-sts132-press-kit2\">\n                            <svg class=\"hds-featured-link-list-button margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path>\n                            <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2009-4302\/KSC-2009-4302~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1285&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Space Shuttle landing\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 49% 46%; object-position: 49% 46%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2009-4302\/KSC-2009-4302~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1285&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2009-4302\/KSC-2009-4302~large.jpg?w=300&h=201&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2009-4302\/KSC-2009-4302~large.jpg?w=768&h=514&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2009-4302\/KSC-2009-4302~large.jpg?w=1024&h=685&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2009-4302\/KSC-2009-4302~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1028&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2009-4302\/KSC-2009-4302~large.jpg?w=400&h=268&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2009-4302\/KSC-2009-4302~large.jpg?w=600&h=402&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2009-4302\/KSC-2009-4302~large.jpg?w=900&h=602&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2009-4302\/KSC-2009-4302~large.jpg?w=1200&h=803&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-8 desktop:grid-col-10 padding-left-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 margin-0\">Discovery Fact Sheet<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">An overview of this shuttle's flights.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 display-flex flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/488540main_discovery-final.pdf?emrc=83b105\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"488540main_discovery-final\">\n                            <svg class=\"hds-featured-link-list-button margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path>\n                            <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/164661main-sts116missionposter.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"STS-116 mission poster showing the ISS, the mission patch, an EVA, and descriptive text\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 48% 10%; object-position: 48% 10%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/164661main-sts116missionposter.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/164661main-sts116missionposter.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/164661main-sts116missionposter.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/164661main-sts116missionposter.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-8 desktop:grid-col-10 padding-left-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 margin-0\">STS-116 Mission Poster<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">View the official poster for this mission.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 display-flex flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/164661main-sts116missionposter.jpg\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"534804main-sts134mission\">\n                            <svg class=\"hds-featured-link-list-button margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path>\n                            <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/164662main-sts116crewposter.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"STS-116 crew poster showing the crew portrait, the ISS, an EVA and descriptive text\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 85% 59%; object-position: 85% 59%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/164662main-sts116crewposter.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/164662main-sts116crewposter.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/164662main-sts116crewposter.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/164662main-sts116crewposter.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-8 desktop:grid-col-10 padding-left-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 margin-0\">STS-116 Crew Poster<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">View the official crew poster for this mission.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 display-flex flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Image Article<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">1 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>The First Space Shuttle<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" 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https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=1630,2000 1630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tablet:grid-col grid-row latest-news-items\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/45-years-ago-space-shuttle-columbia-arrives-at-nasas-kennedy-space-center\/\" class=\"tablet:grid-col latest-news-item news-item margin-bottom-2 tablet:margin-bottom-0 desktop:margin-bottom-0 tablet:padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-2\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column flex-align-start flex-justify-start z-200\"><div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-auto\"><svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Article<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">6 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>45 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Columbia Arrives at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/columbia-arrives-at-ksc-8-columbia-takeoff-from-eafb-mar-20-1979-s79-30472.jpg?w=640\" 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d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Image Article<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">1 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>Astronaut Bruce McCandless Performs the First Untethered Spacewalk<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/s84-27018orig.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" 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https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/s84-27018orig.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/s84-27018orig.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/s84-27018orig.jpg?resize=900,900 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/s84-27018orig.jpg?resize=1200,1200 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/s84-27018orig.jpg?resize=2000,2000 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/40-years-ago-sts-41b-the-first-flight-of-the-manned-maneuvering-unit\/\" class=\"tablet:grid-col latest-news-item news-item tablet:margin-right-0 desktop:margin-right-0 margin-bottom-2 mobile:margin-bottom-0 tablet:margin-bottom-0 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 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of the Manned Maneuvering Unit<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sts-41b-1-crew-photo-s83-40555.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sts-41b-1-crew-photo-s83-40555.jpg 3166w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sts-41b-1-crew-photo-s83-40555.jpg?resize=294,300 294w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sts-41b-1-crew-photo-s83-40555.jpg?resize=768,784 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sts-41b-1-crew-photo-s83-40555.jpg?resize=1002,1024 1002w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sts-41b-1-crew-photo-s83-40555.jpg?resize=1504,1536 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