STS-128

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STS-128 was a mission of the space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission launched on August 29, 2009, and landed on September 11, 2009. The primary goal of STS-128 was to deliver the European Space Agency's logistics module, Leonardo, to the ISS. This module carried supplies and equipment to support the station's operations and crew. The mission also involved the transfer of an ESA-built refrigerator and freezer, known as the Minus Eighty-degree Laboratory Freezer, to the ISS. The crew conducted several spacewalks to perform maintenance and install new components on the station. STS-128 was one of the final missions of the space shuttle program before its retirement in 2011.123

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Christer Fuglesang
His second spaceflight, STS-128, aboard the space shuttle Discovery, was launched to the ISS on Aug. 29, 2009. The mission lasted nearly 14 days, and Fuglesang performed two space walks. During one of these Fuglesang and mission specialist John Olivas replaced an ammonia tank weighing about 800 kg…
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His second spaceflight, STS-128, aboard the space shuttle Discovery, was launched to the ISS on Aug. 29, 2009. The mission lasted nearly 14 days, and Fuglesang performed two space walks. During one of these Fuglesang and mission specialist John Olivas replaced an ammonia tank weighing about 800 kg…
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