STS-116

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STS-116 was a mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, which took place from December 9 to December 22, 2006, involved connecting a new solar array to the ISS's electrical system. The crew also performed tasks that increased the ISS crew size from two to three. Notably, STS-116 included the first Swedish astronaut, Christer Fuglesang, and Sunita Williams set a record for the longest spaceflight by a woman at that time.12

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Christer Fuglesang
…on his first space mission, STS-116, aboard the space shuttle Discovery on December 9, 2006. The mission (named “Celsius” by ESA in honour of Anders Celsius, the 18th-century Swedish astronomer) took the astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for an assembly and crew-rotation assignment. During the 13-day mission, Fuglesang
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…on his first space mission, STS-116, aboard the space shuttle Discovery on December 9, 2006. The mission (named “Celsius” by ESA in honour of Anders Celsius, the 18th-century Swedish astronomer) took the astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for an assembly and crew-rotation assignment. During the 13-day mission, Fuglesang
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Sunita Williams
space shuttle Discovery on the STS-116 mission to the ISS, where she was a flight engineer for Expeditions 14 and 15. During her stay at the space station, she made four space walks, totaling more than 29 hours outside the spacecraft, and spent a total of more than 195 days…
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space shuttle Discovery on the STS-116 mission to the ISS, where she was a flight engineer for Expeditions 14 and 15. During her stay at the space station, she made four space walks, totaling more than 29 hours outside the spacecraft, and spent a total of more than 195 days…
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