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   Image above: After suiting up, the STS-123 crew members pause alongside the 
  Astrovan to wave farewell to onlookers before heading for launch pad 39A for 
  the launch of space shuttle Endeavour on the STS-123 mission. From the right 
  are Commander Dominic Gorie, Mission Specialist Garrett Reisman, Pilot Gregory 
  H. Johnson and Mission Specialists Robert L. Behnken, Mike Foreman, Takao Doi 
  and Rick Linnehan. Image credit: NASA

  A veteran space flier, Navy Capt. Dominic L. Gorie, commanded the STS-123 
  shuttle mission to deliver the Japanese Kibo Logistics Module and the Canadian 
  Dextre robotics system to the International Space Station. Air Force Col. 
  Gregory H. Johnson served as pilot. Mission specialists included Richard M. 
  Linnehan, Air Force Maj. Robert L. Behnken, Navy Capt. Michael J. Foreman and 
  Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takao Doi. STS-123 was the first 
  spaceflight for Johnson, Behnken and Foreman. 

  The mission delivered NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman to the station and 
  returned European Space Agency astronaut Léopold Eyharts to Earth. 

  STS-123 was the 25th shuttle mission to the International Space Station. 

  + Read the Jan. 29, 2007, press release 
  + Read the Feb. 13, 2007, press release
  + Read the April 16, 2007, press release Mission Information All Aboard for 
  STS-123: The Station Goes GlobalSpace shuttle Endeavour's next flight to the 
  International Space Station will truly be an international endeavor. The 
  STS-123 CrewMeet the astronauts of the STS-123 mission aboard space shuttle 
  Endeavour. Overview Launch:
  March 11, 2008
  2:28 a.m. EDT 

  Landing:
  March 26, 2008
  8:39 p.m. EDT 

  Orbiter:
  Endeavour 

  Mission Number:
  STS-123
  (122nd space shuttle flight) 

  Launch Window:
  10 minutes 

  Launch Pad:
  39A 

  Mission Duration:
  15 days, 18 hours 

  Landing Site:
  KSC 

  Inclination/Altitude:
  51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles 

  Primary Payload:
  25th station flight (1J/A), Kibo Logistics Module, Dextre Robotics System 

  + STS-123 Press Kit (PDF 4.4 Mb) 
  + Mission Archives Related Multimedia ReelNASA on YouTubeFollow STS-123 
  through its training, days leading up to and during mission via 
  behind-the-scenes videos on the ReelNASA YouTube channel.› View the videos  →
   STS-123 Imagery  →Visit the STS-123 photo gallery. NASA HomePage Last Updated: 
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