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STS-115

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STS-115
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STS-115 was a human spaceflight mission conducted by NASA . The mission marked a significant step in the assembly of the International Space Station (ISS), delivering and installing key components during its flight.

The primary objectives of STS-115 included the delivery and attachment of the P3/P4 truss segment, along with its associated solar arrays, to the ISS . This addition expanded the station's power generation capabilities, enabling further construction and scientific operations . The mission launched on September 9, 2006, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida .

STS-115 was flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis, which carried a crew of six astronauts . The mission lasted 11 days, 19 hours, and 6 minutes, concluding with a landing at Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2006 . Three spacewalks were performed to complete the installation and activation of the new hardware .

STS-115

Summary

STS-115 is a human spaceflight[1]. STS-115 draws 90 Wikipedia views per month (human_spaceflight category, ranking #98 of 226).[2]

Key Facts

  • STS-115's video is recorded as External tank (STS-115) returning to Earth.ogv[3].
  • STS-115's image is recorded as STS-115 crew.jpg[4].
  • STS-115's image is recorded as STS-115 Atlantis docked.jpg[5].
  • STS-115's instance of is recorded as human spaceflight[6].
  • STS-115's coat of arms image is recorded as STS-115 patch.svg[7].
  • STS-115's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[8].
  • STS-115's logo image is recorded as STS-115 patch.svg[9].
  • STS-115's follows is recorded as STS-121[10].
  • STS-115's followed by is recorded as STS-116[11].
  • STS-115's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2006-036A[12].
  • STS-115's part of is recorded as Space Shuttle program[13].
  • STS-115's Commons category is recorded as STS-115[14].
  • STS-115's space launch vehicle is recorded as Space Shuttle[15].
  • STS-115's SCN is recorded as 29391[16].
  • STS-115's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit[17].
  • STS-115's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2006-09-09T00:00:00Z[18].
  • STS-115's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as +2006-09-21T00:00:00Z[19].
  • STS-115's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hr_2[20].
  • STS-115's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[21].
  • STS-115's significant event is recorded as landing[22].
  • STS-115's topic's main category is recorded as Category:STS-115[23].
  • STS-115's Commons gallery is recorded as STS-115[24].
  • STS-115's crew members is recorded as Brent W. Jett[25].
  • STS-115's crew members is recorded as Christopher Ferguson[26].
  • STS-115's crew members is recorded as Steve MacLean[27].

Why It Matters

STS-115 draws 90 Wikipedia views per month (human_spaceflight category, ranking #98 of 226).[2] STS-115 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] STS-115 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . STS-115 press kit. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . STS-115 press kit. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . STS-115 press kit. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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