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STS-119

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AKA: Discovery;ISS-15A. Launched: 2009-03-15. Returned: 2009-03-28. Number crew: 6 . Duration: 12.81 days.

Deliver to the ISS and install the fourth starboard truss segment (ITS S6) and fourth set of solar arrays and batteries.

• STS-119 - . Call Sign: Discovery. Crew: Acaba, Antonelli, Archambault, Arnold, Ricky, Phillips, Swanson. Payload: Discovery F35 /. Mass: 120,860 kg (266,450 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: STS-119. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Discovery. Duration: 12.81 days. Decay Date: 2009-03-28 . USAF Sat Cat: 34541 . COSPAR: 2009-012A. Apogee: 353 km (219 mi). Perigee: 335 km (208 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.40 min. Crew: Archambault, Antonelli, Phillips, Swanson, Acaba, Arnold. ISS assembly mission. Delivered to the ISS and installed the fourth starboard truss segment (ITS S6) and fourth set of solar arrays and batteries..

• STS-119 - Wakeup Song: Free Bird - . Flight: STS-119. "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, played for Pilot Tony Antonelli..

• STS-119 - Wakeup Song: Radio Exercise - . Flight: STS-119. "Radio Exercise" ” performed by the Tokyo Broadcast Children's Choir. The song traditionally accompanies exercise for Japanese schoolchildren, and was played for astronaut Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency..

• STS-119 - Wakeup Song: I Walk the Line - . Flight: STS-119. "I Walk the Line" by Johnny Cash, was played for Steve Swanson..

• STS-119 - Wakeup Song: Que Bandera Bonita - . Flight: STS-119. "Que Bandera Bonita" by Jose Gonzalez, played for Mission Specialist Joseph Acaba..

• EVA STS-119-1 - . Crew: Arnold, Ricky, Swanson. EVA Duration: 0.25 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-119.

  The crew exited from the Quest module at 17:12 GMT to mate the S6 truss to the end of the S5 truss on the station. S6, maneuvered by the station's robot arm, made contact with S5 at 18:17 GMT and was bolted in place by the astronauts at 19:06 GMT. The crew spent several hours in removing covers and making connection betwen the station and the S6 before returning to the Quest airlock at 23:20 GMT.

• STS-119 - Wakeup Song: Box of Rain - . Flight: STS-119. "Box of Rain" by the Grateful Dead, was played for Mission Specialist John Phillips..

• STS-119 - Wakeup Song: In a Little While - . Flight: STS-119. "In a Little While" performed by the group Pilgrim and Trout for Mission Specialist Richard Arnold..

• EVA STS-119-2 - . Crew: Acaba, Swanson. EVA Duration: 0.27 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-119. The crew exited the Quest airlock at 16:50 GMT but were unable to deploy the UCCAS-1 payload attachment platform from the P3 truss, returning to the airlock at 23:16..

• STS-119 - Wakeup Song: Alive Again - . Flight: STS-119. "Alive Again" by Chicago, played for Chicago-area native Commander Lee Archambault..

• STS-119 - Wakeup Song: Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens - . Flight: STS-119. "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" by Louis Jordan. It was played for Swanson..

• EVA STS-119-3 - . Crew: Acaba, Arnold, Ricky. EVA Duration: 0.27 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-119. The crew emerged from the Quest airlock at 15:36 GMT but were unsuccessful in deploying the recalcitrant UCCAS-1 platform. Other work included relocating one of the CETA carts on the station exterior. The crew returned to the ISS at 22:00 GMT..

• STS-119 - Wakeup Song: Andrew's Song - . Flight: STS-119. "Andrew's Song" by Treestump, a band in which John Phillips' daughter plays..

• STS-119 - Wakeup Song: Dirty Water - . Flight: STS-119. "Dirty Water" by the Standells, played for Pilot Tony Antonelli..

• STS-119 - Wakeup Song: Enter Sandman - . Flight: STS-119. "Enter Sandman" by Metallica, played for Mission Specialist Joseph Acaba..

• STS-119 - Wakeup Song: Bright Side of the Road - . Flight: STS-119. "Bright Side of the Road" by Van Morrison, was played for Mission Specialist Richard Arnold..

• STS-119 - Wakeup Song: I Had a Dream - . Flight: STS-119. "I Had a Dream" ” by ABBA. The song was played for Sandy Magnus..