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This Week in NASA History: STS-118 Delivers Third Starboard Truss to ISS – August 8, 2007

This week in 2007, space shuttle Endeavour and STS-118 launched from Kennedy Space Center.
This week in 2007, space shuttle Endeavour and STS-118 launched from Kennedy Space Center to complete installation of the third starboard S5 truss segment to the International Space Station.

This week in 2007, space shuttle Endeavour and STS-118 launched from Kennedy Space Center to complete installation of the third starboard S5 truss segment to the International Space Station. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at Marshall serves as “science central” for the International Space Station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory’s scientific experiments. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage. (NASA)