Space Shuttle Discovery on Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, March 11, 2009. NASA photo.

Space Shuttle Discovery embarked on the STS-119 mission on March 15, 2009. During this mission, Discovery played a crucial role in delivering and assembling components for the International Space Station (ISS). Specifically, it installed the fourth starboard integrated truss segment (S6) and the fourth set of solar arrays and batteries to enhance the station’s power capabilities. The mission lasted 12 days, 19 hours, 29 minutes, and 33 seconds, with a successful landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 28, 2009.

 

The STS-119 crew consisted of Lee Archambault (Commander), Tony Antonelli (Pilot), Richard Arnold (Mission Specialist), Joseph Acaba (Mission Specialist), John Phillips (Mission Specialist), Steve Swanson (Mission Specialist), Koichi Wakata (Mission Specialist, embarking to the ISS), and Sandra Magnus (Flight Engineer, returning from the ISS).

 

STS-119 Launch Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPvaEtiXd5g

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