# STS-115

> human spaceflight

**Wikidata**: [Q217531](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q217531)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-115)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/sts-115

## Summary

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 .


## References

1. [Source](http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/orbiter_flights.html)
2. Jonathan's Space Report
3. [Source](http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-115.html)
4. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
5. STS-115 press kit
6. [Source](http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts115/main/index.html)