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The Mission




Orbiter: Atlantis
Mission: STS-115
Launch: Sept. 9, 2006
Time: 11:15 a.m. EDT (1515 GMT)
Site: Pad 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Landing: Sept. 21 @ 6:21 a.m. EDT (1021 GMT)
Site: Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC
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STS-121 Archive

STS-114 Archive



The Crew




Veteran shuttle commander Brent Jett leads a six-person crew launching aboard Atlantis for the STS-115 mission.

Crew Quick-Look

CDR: Brent Jett

PLT: Chris Ferguson

MS 1: Joe. Tanner

MS 2: Dan Burbank

MS 3: Heide Piper

MS 4: Steve MacLean

Manned Spaceflights

Current Demographics

Projected Demographics

Spacewalk Statistics


NASA Television Schedule
COMPILED BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
Posted: Sept. 17, 2006

Changes and additions:
- Sept. 17: Posting Rev. N

Editor's note:
NASA's daily video highlights reel will be replayed on the hour during crew sleep periods. The timeing of actual events is subject to change and some events may or may not be carried live on NASA television.

NASA Note: NASA Television is now carried on an MPEG-2 digital signal accessed via satellite AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical polarization. A Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) - compliant Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) with modulation of QPSK/DBV, data rate of 36.86 and FEC 3/4 will be needed for reception. NASA mission coverage will be simulcast digitally on the Public Services Channel (Channel #101); the Education Channel (Channel #102) and the Media Services Channel (Channel #103). Further information is available online. Mission Audio can be accessed on AMC-6, Transponder 13, 3971.3 MHz, horizontal polarization.

REV.EVENT..................................MET........EDT........GMT

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
120...ATLANTIS/ISS CREW WAKE UP (FD 9).....07/13:00...12:15 AM...04:15
122.*.ATLANTIS/ISS FINAL TRANSFERS BEGIN...07/15:20...02:35 AM...06:35
122...RENDEZVOUS TOOL CHECKOUT BEGINS......07/16:20...03:35 AM...07:35
124.*.ATLANTIS/ISS FINAL HATCH CLOSURE.....07/18:45...06:00 AM...10:00
124.*.CENTERLINE CAMERA INSTALLATION.......07/19:30...06:45 AM...10:45
125...ATLANTIS/ISS UNDOCKING...............07/21:35...08:50 AM...12:50
126...ISS FLYAROUND........................07/21:59...09:14 AM...13:14
126...FINAL SEPARATION FROM ISS............07/23:18...10:33 AM...14:33
128.*.VTR PLAYBACK OF UNDOCKING............08/00:00...11:15 AM...15:15
128...MISSION STATUS BRIEFING..............07/23:45...11:00 AM...15:00
129...EXPEDITION 14 BRIEFING REPLAY........08/00:45...12:00 PM...16:00
130...ATLANTIS CREW SLEEP BEGINS...........08/04:00...03:15 PM...19:15
130...FLIGHT DAY 9 HIGHLIGHTS..............08/04:45...04:00 PM...20:00
131...MISSION STATUS BRIEFING REPLAY.......08/05:45...05:00 PM...21:00
132...EXPEDITION 14 B-ROLL FEED............08/11:15...10:30 PM...02:30
135...ATLANTIS CREW WAKE UP (FD 10)........08/12:00...11:15 PM...03:15
135...EXPEDITION 14 LAUNCH COVERAGE........08/12:15...11:30 PM...03:30
135...EXPEDITION 14/ANSARI LAUNCH..........08/12:54...12:09 AM...04:09

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
137...RMS/OBSS UNBERTH.....................08/15:00...02:15 AM...06:15
137...EXPEDITION 14 POST LAUNCH EVENTS.....09/15:15...02:30 AM...06:30
138...RMS/OBSS SURVEY......................08/16:10...03:25 AM...07:25
139...PRELIMINARY CABIN STOWAGE BEGINS.....08/17:05...04:20 AM...08:20
141...MISSION STATUS BRIEFING..............08/20:45...08:00 AM...12:00
142...OBSS BERTH...........................08/21:40...08:55 AM...12:55
143...VIDEO FILE......................................12:00 PM...14:00
145...ATLANTIS CREW SLEEP BEGINS...........09/03:30...02:45 PM...18:45
146...FLIGHT DAY 10 HIGHLIGHTS.............09/03:45...03:00 PM...19:00
147...MISSION STATUS BRIEFING REPLAY.......09/04:45...04:00 PM...20:00
149...PROGRESS 21 UNDOCKING FROM ISS.......09/09:13...08:28 PM...00:28
150...ATLANTIS CREW WAKE UP (FD 11)........09/11:30...10:45 PM...02:45

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
152...CABIN STOWAGE RESUMES................09/14:05...01:20 AM...05:20
153...FCS CHECKOUT.........................09/15:20...02:35 AM...06:35
154...RCS HOT FIRE.........................09/16:30...03:45 AM...07:45
156...FOX NEWS NETWORK/KYW-TV..............09/19:40...06:55 AM...10:55
......PHILADELPHIA/KARE-TV
......MINNEAPOLIS/WGN-TV, CHICAGO..
156...SHUTTLE CREW OFF DUTY PERIOD BEGINS..09/20:00...07:15 AM...11:15
157...MISSION STATUS BRIEFING..............09/20:45...08:00 AM...12:00
159...VIDEO FILE...........................10/00:15...11:30 AM...15:30
159...KU BAND ANTENNA STOWAGE..............10/00:45...12:00 PM...16:00
160.*.POST-MMT BRIEFING....................10/01:45...01:00 PM...17:00
161...ATLANTIS CREW SLEEP BEGINS...........10/03:30...02:45 PM...18:45
163...FLIGHT DAY 11 HIGHLIGHTS.............10/06:45...06:00 PM...22:00
163...POST-MMT BRIEFING REPLAY.............10/07:45...07:00 PM...23:00
166...ATLANTIS CREW WAKE UP (FD 12)........10/11:30...10:45 PM...02:45

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
167...EXPEDITION 14/ANSARI COVERAGE START..10/13:15...12:30 AM...04:30
168...DEORBIT PREPARATIONS BEGIN...........10/13:45...01:00 AM...05:00
168...EXPEDITION 14/ANSARI DOCKS TO ISS....10/14:09...01:24 AM...05:24
169...PAYLOAD BAY DOOR CLOSING.............10/15:00...02:15 AM...06:15
170...EXPEDITION 14 HATCH OPENING..........10/16:45...04:00 AM...08:00
170...EXPEDITION 14 WELCOMING..............10/17:05...04:20 AM...08:20
170...DEORBIT BURN.........................10/17:40...04:55 AM...08:55
171...C-BAND RADAR ACQUISITION.............10/18:29...05:44 AM...09:44
171...KSC LANDING..........................10/18:42...05:57 AM...09:57
MISSION INDEX

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