STS-135A
Mission
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Venturestar docks to ISS, 1994 Concept. Lockheed-Martin's "Aeroballistic Rocket" spaceplane -- now called Venturestar -- docks with the Space Station. This 1994 illustration shows what the "Alpha" International Space Station would look like, without Russian modules.
Credit: NASA via Marcus Lindroos
Flight cancelled after the Columbia disaster. Would have flown ISS assembly mission ISS-17A. An MPLM would have delivered Destiny lab racks and a CBA to the station.
Related
- Spacecraft
- Space Shuttle
Chronology
1 event
Early 2007
- STS-135 (cancelled) - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-135A. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Endeavour. Flight delayed after the Columbia disaster. No crew had been named at the time of the loss of Columbia. STS-135 was to have flown ISS assembly mission ISS-17A. An MPLM would have delivered Destiny lab racks and a CBA to the station..