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  Image above: From the left (front row) are NASA astronauts Stanley Love, 
  mission specialist; Steve Frick, commander; Daniel Tani and Leland Melvin, 
  both mission specialists. From the left (top) are NASA astronauts Rex Walheim, 
  mission specialist; Alan Poindexter, pilot; and European Space Agency (ESA) 
  astronaut Hans Schlegel, mission specialist. Image credit: NASA 

  A veteran space flier, Navy Cmdr. Stephen N. Frick, commanded the STS-122 
  shuttle mission to deliver the European Space Agency's Columbus Laboratory to 
  the International Space Station. Navy Cmdr. Alan G. Poindexter served as 
  pilot. Mission specialists included Air Force Col. Rex J. Walheim, Stanley G. 
  Love, Leland D. Melvin and European Space Agency astronaut Hans Schlegel. 
  Poindexter, Love and Melvin made their first spaceflight on this mission. 

  Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Daniel Tani, who flew to the space station on 
  the STS-120 mission, returned home with the STS-122 crew. STS-122 delivered 
  European Space Agency astronaut Léopold Eyharts to the complex. 

  STS-122 was the 24th shuttle mission to the International Space Station. 

 Mission Information Space Shuttle Mission STS-122: The Voyage of 
  ColumbusSpace shuttle Atlantis' mission on STS-122 is what everyone's been 
  working toward: expanding the science capabilities of the International Space 
  Station. The STS-122 CrewMeet the astronauts of the STS-122 mission aboard 
  Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-122 Mission Features Atlantis Crew Details 
  SpaceflightSix of the crew members who flew space shuttle Atlantis on mission 
  STS-122 stopped by Kennedy Space Center to deliver amazing accounts of launch 
  and flight. Atlantis Delivers ColumbusThe crew of STS-122 delivered and 
  installed the European-built Columbus laboratory during its 13-day mission. 
  Atlantis to Help Mark NASCAR MilestoneSpace shuttle Atlantis is carrying a set 
  of starter's flags for the Daytona 500 to help mark the race's 50th 
  anniversary. NASA Commemorates 5-year Anniversary of Columbia LossNASA 
  remembers the crew of Columbia's STS-107 mission. Connector Repairs Stretch 
  BoundariesSpecialists applied a delicate touch and refined ingenuity to design 
  and repair an electrical connector to be used by space shuttle Atlantis on 
  mission STS-122. EuTEF Gives Europe a PlatformThe EuTEF platform will allow 
  experiments on the outside of the International Space Station. Leland Melvin 
  is Taking His Vision Into SpaceSTS-122 astronaut Leland Melvin describes how 
  space shuttle crews communicate a lot like a quarterbacks and receivers.Quick 
  Look Enables On-Time LaunchLaunch managers now have digital images directly 
  from the launch pad.Columbus Poised for Research BreakthroughsThe Columbus 
  laboratory gives European researchers a foothold in orbit. Overview Launch:
  Feb. 7, 2008
  2:45 p.m. EST 

  Landing:
  Feb. 20, 2008
  9:07 a.m. EST 

  Orbiter:
  Atlantis 

  Mission Number:
  STS-122
  (121st space shuttle flight) 

  Launch Window:
  10 minutes 

  Launch Pad:
  39A 

  Mission Duration:
  13 days 

  Landing Site:
  KSC 

  Inclination/Altitude:
  51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles 

  Primary Payload:
  24th station flight (1E), Columbus Laboratory 

  + STS-122 Press Kit (PDF 5.5 Mb)
  + Mission Archives Related Multimedia ReelNASA on YouTubeFollow STS-122 
  through its training, days leading up to and during mission via 
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