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   Image above: Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry 
  suits, the STS-120 crew members await the start of a training session in the 
  Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. From the left are 
  astronauts Pamela A. Melroy, STS-120 commander; Daniel M. Tani, Expedition 16 
  flight engineer; George D. Zamka, STS-120 pilot; Douglas H. Wheelock, Scott E. 
  Parazynski, Stephanie D. Wilson and European Space Agency's (ESA) Paolo 
  Nespoli, all mission specialists. Image credit: NASA

  STS-120 was the 23rd shuttle mission to the International Space Station, and 
  launched an Italian-built U.S. multi-port module for the station. 

  Retired Air Force Col. Pamela A. Melroy commanded the STS-120 mission which 
  took the Harmony Node 2 connecting module to the station. Melroy, a veteran 
  shuttle pilot, was the second woman to command a shuttle. Marine Corps Col. 
  George D. Zamka served as pilot. The flight's mission specialists were Scott 
  E. Parazynski, Army Col. Douglas H. Wheelock, Stephanie D. Wilson and Paolo A. 
  Nespoli, a European Space Agency astronaut from Italy. Zamka, Wheelock and 
  Nespoli were making their first spaceflight. 

  Expedition 15/16 Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson returned to Earth from the 
  space station aboard shuttle mission STS-120. That flight carried his 
  replacement, Daniel Tani, to the station. Tani will return on shuttle mission 
  STS-122. 

  + Read the April 26, 2007, press release
  + Read the April 16, 2007, press release
  + Read the Jan. 29, 2007, press release
  + Read the June 19, 2006, press release Mission InformationSTS-120 to Deliver 
  Harmony Node to ISSOctober's STS-120 mission will bring the Harmony module, 
  christened after a school contest, that will provide attachment points for 
  European and Japanese laboratory modules. Crew ProfilesPamela A. 
  MelroyCommander› View biography  →
  › Interview
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  George D. ZamkaPilot› View biography  →
  › Interview
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  Scott E. ParazynskiMission Specialist› View biography  →
  › Interview
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  Douglas H. WheelockMission Specialist› View biography  →
  › Interview
  › View menu
  Stephanie D. WilsonMission Specialist› View biography  →
  › Interview
  › View menu
  Paolo A. Nespoli (ESA)Mission Specialist› View biography  →
  › Interview
  › View menu
  Daniel M. TaniMission Specialist/Expedition 16 Flight Engineer› Biography  →
  › View menu
  Clayton C. AndersonMission Specialist/Expedition 15/16 Flight Engineer› 
  Biography  →
 Overview  Launch:
  Oct. 23, 2007
  11:38 a.m. EDT

  Landing:
  Nov. 7, 2007
  1:01 p.m. EST

  Orbiter:
  Discovery

  Mission Number:
  STS-120
  (120th space shuttle flight)

  Launch Window:
  10 minutes

  Launch Pad:
  39A

  Mission Duration:
  15 days, 2 hours, 23 minutes

  Landing Site:
  KSC

  Inclination/Altitude:
  51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

  Primary Payload:
  23rd station flight (10A), U.S. Node 2 

  + STS-120 Press Kit (PDF 9.1 Mb) 
  + Mission Archives

     Related Multimedia STS-120 Imagery  →Visit the STS-120 photo gallery. Space 
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