STS-129 Mission Information

    STS129-S-002 -- STS-129 crew portrait
    Image above: On the front row are Commander Charlie Hobaugh (left) and Pilot Barry Wilmore. On the back row (from left) are astronauts Leland Melvin, Mike Foreman, Robert Satcher and Randy Bresnik, all mission specialists. Image credit: NASA

    Commander Charlie Hobaugh will lead the STS-129 mission to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Atlantis. Barry Wilmore will serve as the pilot. Mission Specialists are Robert Satcher, Michael Foreman, Randy Bresnik and Leland Melvin. Wilmore, Satcher and Bresnik will be making their first trips to space.

    The mission will return station crew member Nicole Stott to Earth. STS-129 is slated to be the final space shuttle crew rotation flight to or from the space station.

    Atlantis will deliver parts to the space station, including a spare gyroscope. The mission will feature three spacewalks.

    STS-129 is the 31st shuttle mission to the station.

    › Read the Sept. 30, 2008, press release

Mission Information

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    STS-129: Stocking the Station

    The spare parts delivered to the International Space Station by Atlantis during the STS-129 mission will mean spare years on the station’s life once the space shuttle fleet is retired.

Crew Profiles

Overview

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    Launch:
    2:28 p.m. EST - Nov. 16, 2009
    Orbiter:
    Atlantis
    Mission Number:
    STS-129
    (129th space shuttle flight)
    Launch Window:
    10 minutes
    Launch Pad:
    39A
    Mission Duration:
    11 days
    Landing Site:
    KSC
    Inclination/Altitude:
    51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
    Primary Payload:
    31st station flight (ULF3), EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 (ELC1), EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 2 (ELC2)

    › STS-129 Press Kit (15.5 Mb PDF)
    › Mission Archives

     

STS-129 Multimedia

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    STS-129 Imagery  →

    The STS-129 crew members prepare for their mission to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Atlantis.

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