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STS-127

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AKA: Endeavour;ISS-2J/A. Launched: 2009-07-15. Returned: 2009-07-31. Number crew: 6 . Duration: 15.70 days.

Prior to the Columbia disaster the mission was scheduled for October 2005 as STS-129, although no crew had been named. Originally the payloads were to have been the JEM EF and the American Cupola module.

• STS-127 - . Call Sign: Endeavour. Crew: Cassidy, Hurley, Kopra, Marshburn, Payette, Polansky, Wolf. Payload: Endeavour F23 / ISS 2J/4. Mass: 120,000 kg (260,000 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: Soyuz TMA-14, Soyuz TMA-15, STS-127. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Endeavour. Duration: 15.60 days. Decay Date: 2009-07-31 . USAF Sat Cat: 35633 . COSPAR: 2009-038A. Apogee: 336 km (208 mi). Perigee: 328 km (203 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.20 min.

  Crew: Polansky, Hurley, Cassidy, Marshburn, Wolf, Payette. Deliver to the ISS and install the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility (JEM EF); Kibo Japanese Experiment Logistics Module - Exposed Section (ELM-ES); and Spacelab Pallet - Deployable 2 (SLP-D2).

• STS-127 - Wakeup Song: These Are Days - . Flight: STS-127. "These Are Days" by the band 10,000 Maniacs emanated from speakers inside Endeavour's crew cabin, a wake-up call targeted especially for Mission Specialist Tim Kopra..

• STS-127 - Wakeup Song: Here Comes the Sun - . Flight: STS-127. "Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles, was chosen for Commander Mark Polansky..

• EVA STS-127-1 - . Crew: Kopra, Wolf. EVA Duration: 0.23 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-14, Soyuz TMA-15, STS-127. JEF installed and P3 Nadir UCCAS deployed. S3 Zenith Outboard PAS deploy postponed due to time constraints..

• STS-127 - Wakeup Song: Home, - . Flight: STS-127. "Home," by Marc Broussard, played for lead spacewalker Dave Wolf, who heard the call while camped out in the Quest airlock with Tim Kopra, the newest addition to the Expedition 20 crew..

• STS-127 - Wakeup Song: Learning to Fly, - . Flight: STS-127. "Learning to Fly," by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, for former Navy SEAL Chris Cassidy, who is making his first space flight aboard the space shuttle Endeavour ..

• EVA STS-127-2 - . Crew: Marshburn, Wolf. EVA Duration: 0.29 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-14, Soyuz TMA-15, STS-127. Transferred Orbital Replacement Units (ORUs) from the Shuttle Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) to the External Stowage Platform-3 (ESP3). Transferred materials included a spare high-gain antenna, cooling-system pump module and spare parts for the Mobile Ser.

• STS-127 - Wakeup Song: Life Is a Highway - . Flight: STS-127. "Life Is a Highway" ” performed by Rascal Flatts. The tune was played for Tom Marshburn, who completed his first spacewalk Monday..

• EVA STS-127-3 - . Crew: Cassidy, Wolf. EVA Duration: 0.25 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-14, Soyuz TMA-15, STS-127. JPM preparation work, ICS-EF MLI, and P6 battery replacement (2 of 6 units). EVA was cut short due to high levels of CO2 in Cassidy's suit..

• STS-127 - Wakeup Song: Santa Monica - . Flight: STS-127. "Santa Monica" ” performed by Everclear, for Endeavour's pilot, Doug Hurley..

• STS-127 - Wakeup Song: Tiny Dancer - . Flight: STS-127. "Tiny Dancer" ” performed by Elton John. The song was selected for Polansky..

• STS-127 - Wakeup Song: Wish You Were Here - . Flight: STS-127. "Wish You Were Here" ” offered up for lead spacewalker Dave Wolf..

• EVA STS-127-4 - . Crew: Cassidy, Marshburn. EVA Duration: 0.30 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-14, Soyuz TMA-15, STS-127. P6 battery replacement (final 4 of 6)..

• STS-127 - Wakeup Song: In Your Eyes - . Flight: STS-127. "In Your Eyes" ” by Peter Gabriel was selected for Tom Marshburn, who completed his second spacewalk on Friday with Chris Cassidy..

• STS-127 - Wakeup Song: Dixit Dominus - . Flight: STS-127. "Dixit Dominus" ” The excerpt was uplinked for Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette..

• STS-127 - Wakeup Song: On the Sunny Side of the Street - . Flight: STS-127. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" ” performed by Steve Tyrell. The song was uplinked especially for Commander Mark Polansky..

• EVA STS-127-5 - . Crew: Cassidy, Marshburn. EVA Duration: 0.20 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-14, Soyuz TMA-15, STS-127. SPDM thermal cover adjustment, Z1 patch panel reconfiguration, JEM visual equipment (JEM-VE) installation (forward and aft), and JEM-LTA reconfigurations. S3 Nadir PAS (outboard) deployment postponed to later mission..

• STS-127 - Wakeup Song: Proud to Be an American - . Flight: STS-127. "Proud to Be an American" performed by Lee Greenwood. The song was selected for spacewalker Chris Cassidy, a former Navy SEAL..

• STS-127 - Wakeup Song: Yellow - . Flight: STS-127. "Yellow" by the band Coldplay, uplinked for Pilot Doug Hurley in honor of his International Space Station fly-around..

• STS-127 - Wakeup Song: I Got You Babe - . Flight: STS-127. "I Got You Babe" ” performed by Sonny and Cher. The song was a special request for Koichi Wakata, the first Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut to serve as a long-duration resident of the station..

• STS-127 - Wakeup Song: Beautiful Day - . Flight: STS-127. "Beautiful Day" by the band U2 was played for Mission Specialist Tom Marshburn..