STS-123

Occurred 16 years ago

STS-123 was the 25th shuttle mission to the International Space Station and delivered the Japanese Kibo Logistics Module and the Canadian Dextre robotics system.

Space Shuttle

Endeavour

mission duration

15 days, 18 hours, 10 minutes

Launch

March 11, 2008

Landing

March 26, 2008

The STS-123 crew portrait shows the crew grouped together with the mission patch in front and crew members, dressed in the orange launch and entry suits, with joined hands over the patch.

The seven STS-123 astronauts take a break from training to pose for their crew portrait. From the right (front row) are astronauts Dominic L. Gorie, commander; and Gregory H. Johnson, pilot. From the left (back row) are astronauts Richard M. Linnehan, Robert L. Behnken, Garrett E. Reisman, Michael J. Foreman and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Takao Doi, all mission specialists. Reisman is scheduled to join Expedition 16 as flight engineer after launching to the International Space Station on mission STS-123. The crewmembers are attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits. (26 July 2007)

Mission Facts

Mission: Delivered logistics module and robotics system to the International Space Station
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

Crew:

Dominic Gorie, Commander

Gregory Johnson, Pilot

Richard Linnehan, Mission Specialist

Robert Behnken, Mission Specialist

Michael Foreman, Mission Specialist

Takao Doi, Mission Specialist

Garrett Reisman, Mission Specialist, Embarking to International Space Station

Leopold Eyharts, Flight Engineer, Returning from International Space Station

Mission Highlights

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.