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  Image above: From the left (front row) are astronauts Rick Sturckow, 
  commander; Lee Archambault, pilot; and Patrick Forrester, mission specialist. 
  From the left (back row) are astronauts John "Danny" Olivas, Clayton Anderson, 
  Jim Reilly and Steven Swanson, all mission specialists. Image credit: NASA

  Frederick Sturckow, a Marine colonel, commanded STS-117. The mission delivered 
  the second and third starboard truss segments (S3/S4) and another pair of 
  solar arrays to the space station. Pilot Lee Archambault, an Air Force 
  colonel, joined Sturckow in the shuttle’s cockpit. Mission specialists James 
  Reilly II, Ph.D., Patrick Forrester, Steven Swanson, Ph.D., and John D. 
  Olivas, Ph.D., rounded out the crew. STS-117 was the 21st shuttle mission to 
  the International Space Station. 

  Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Sunita L. Williams returned to Earth from the 
  space station aboard shuttle mission STS-117. That flight carried Expedition 
  15/16 Flight Engineer Clayton C. Anderson to the station. He is scheduled to 
  return home aboard Discovery on mission STS-120. 

  + Read the April 26, 2007, press release
  + Read the May 17, 2006, press release
  + Read the Feb. 9, 2005, press release Mission InformationSTS-117: Just Do It 
  -- AgainWhen Atlantis heads for the International Space Station in June, its 
  mission may sound a little familiar.The STS-117 CrewMeet the astronauts of the 
  STS-117 mission aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. FeaturesExperience Gets the Job 
  Done STS-117 crew members complete a demanding and successful mission in 
  space, expanding the International Space Station's capabilities.› View This 
  Video Astronaut Suni Williams Sets Endurance RecordNASA Astronaut Sunita 
  Williams has set a new record for the longest duration spaceflight by a 
  woman.Technicians Ready Test for Shuttle Thermal BlanketKennedy Space Center 
  workers assembled thermal protection system pieces for tests.Sharp Group 
  Devises Tank SanderLockheed Martin engineers and designers invented a tool to 
  sand foam on the external tank while the tank was still in its launch 
  position.Countdown Dress RehearsalThe STS-117 crew visited Kennedy Space 
  Center for the terminal countdown demonstration test.Jamestown Artifact to Fly 
  on ShuttleA small piece of American history will journey into space aboard 
  Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-117 mission. Overview  
  Launch:
  June 8, 2007
  7:38 p.m. EDT
  Landing:
  June 22, 2007
  3:49 p.m. EDT
  Orbiter:
  Atlantis
  Mission Number:
  STS-117
  (118th shuttle flight)
  Launch Window:
  10 minutes
  Launch Pad:
  39A
  Mission Duration:
  14 days
  Landing Site:
  Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
  Inclination/Altitude:
  51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
  Primary Payload:
  21st station flight (13A), S3/S4 Truss 

  + STS-117 Press Kit (PDF 5.9 Mb)
  + Mission Archives

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