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| Mission: International Space Station Flight 13A.1
Primary Payload: S5 Truss
Space Shuttle: Endeavour
Launch Pad: 39A
Launched: Aug. 8, 2007 - 6:36 p.m. EDT
Landed: Aug. 21, 2007 - 12:32 p.m. EDT
Mission Duration: 12 days, 17 hours, 55 minutes and 34 seconds
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
STS-118: Investing in the Future
 Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 8, 2007 following a smooth countdown. The STS-118 mission was the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and Endeavour's first flight since 2002.
During the mission, the combined crews of Endeavour and the International Space Station worked together to add the third starboard truss segment, the S5 truss, to the station's backbone.
Image above: Space Shuttle Endeavour roars toward orbit on the STS-118 mission. Image credit: NASA/John Kechele, Scott Haun, Tom Farrar. + View Larger Version
Image below: Endeavour touches down on Runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility after nearly 13 days in space. Image credit: NASA. + View Larger Version
 Commanded by Scott Kelly, the STS-118 crew comprised seven astronauts, including Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan, the teacher- turned- astronaut whose association with NASA began more than 20 years ago.
After 201 orbits in more than 12 days, Endeavour glided to a picture-perfect landing Aug. 21 on Runway 15 at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility.
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| Completing the Mission After 21 Years
NASA's Ed Campion, public affairs officer for NASA's Teacher-in-Space program in 1986 and a witness to Challenger's launch that January day, offers his thoughts before the launch of STS-118.
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| SPACEHAB Ready for Last Mission
The last SPACEHAB mission is scheduled to carry more than 5,000 pounds of spare parts and cargo into space.
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| STS-118: Build the Station. Build the Future.
Like all shuttle missions, STS-118 is about the future: putting the International Space Station a step closer to completion and gathering experience that will help people return to the moon and go on to Mars.
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| Students Meet STS-118 Crew Members
Educator Astronaut and Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan and Mission Specialist Dave Williams met with more than 100 Texas elementary and middle schools students during Space Center Houston’s “Meet an Astronaut Day” on Jan. 19.
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| Modified Jet Stands in for Landing Orbiter
When it's time to teach an astronaut how to land an orbiter, a modified business jet fits the bill.
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Endeavour Lands!
After a successful mission, Space Shuttle Endeavour makes a perfect touchdown at Kennedy Space Center.
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STS-118 Landing Gallery
Space Shuttle Endeavour returned to Kennedy Space Center to cap STS-118.
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3, 2, 1, Liftoff!
Space Shuttle Endeavour roars off the launch pad into a brilliant Florida sky.
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STS-118 Launch Gallery
Photos from the launch of STS-118.
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Put to the Test
The STS-118 crew completes a final countdown test before launch.
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Space Shuttles Call Kennedy Space Center Home
From landing until the next launch, the space shuttle fleet is in good hands.
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Suiting Up for Space
Before the spacesuits get packed for flight, they must be carefully prepared on Earth.
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How Things Work
In this section we'll showcase the creativity and dedication that allow the challenges of space flight to become some of our greatest achievements.
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