STS-130 Mission Information

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    Image above: Pictured from the left are astronauts Terry Virts Jr., pilot; Nicholas Patrick and Robert Behnken, both mission specialists; George Zamka, commander; Stephen Robinson and Kathryn Hire, both mission specialists. Image credit: NASA

    Commander George Zamka will lead the STS-130 mission to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Endeavour. Terry Virts Jr. will serve as the pilot. Mission specialists are Nicholas Patrick, Robert Behnken, Stephen Robinson and Kathryn Hire. Virts will be making his first trip to space.

    Endeavour will deliver a third connecting module - the Tranquility node - to the station and a seven-windowed cupola to be used as a control room for robotics. The mission will feature three spacewalks.

    STS-130 is the 32nd shuttle mission to the station.

    › Read the Dec. 5, 2008, press release

Crew Profiles

Overview

     STS-130 crew patch
    Launch Target:
    Feb. 4, 2010
    Orbiter:
    Endeavour
    Mission Number:
    STS-130
    (130th 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:
    32nd station flight (20A), Tranquility Node 3, Cupola

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    The STS-130 crew members prepare for their mission to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Endeavour.