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STS-105

space shuttle mission
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STS-105 was a mission of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission took place from August 10 to August 22, 2001. The primary objectives of STS-105 were to deliver the Expedition 3 crew to the ISS and to transport the European Space Agency's (ESA) logistics module Leonardo. The crew members for STS-105 included Scott Horowitz, Frederick Sturckow, Patrick Forrester, Thomas Barry, Frank Culbertson, Mikhail Tyurin, and Vladimir Dezhurov. This mission was part of the broader effort to assemble and resupply the ISS, which involved numerous shuttle flights throughout the 2000s.123

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  1. space exploration - Crewed spaceflights, 2000–09
  2. space shuttle
  3. space station - The International Space Station
  4. space exploration - Crewed spaceflights, 1990–99

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