Model Aircrafts and Ships

STS-122 was launched on the 7^th of February 2008. It is the current NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station or ISS. The STS-122 is being flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis.

Space Shuttle Atlantis

The STS-122 primary objective is to deliver the Columbus science laboratory to the station and to return Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Daniel M. Tani to Earth and he will be replaced by Leopold Eyharts.

The mission STS-122 original target launch date was on the 6^th of December 2007 but postponed to the 9^th of December due to ECO reading errors but on the second attempt sensors failed again and the launch was stopped. Fortunately on its third attempt no problem occurred.

STS-122 Mission Crew:

• Stephen Frick – Commander
• Alan G. Poindexter – Pilot
• Leland D. Melvin – Mission Specialist 1
• Rex J. Walheim – Mission Specialist 2
• Hans Schlegel – Mission Specialist 3
• Stanley G. Love – Mission Specialist 4

Mission Marks:

• 152^nd manned US space launch
• 121^st space shuttle flight since STS-1
• 24^th shuttle mission to the International Space Station
• 96^th post-Challenger mission
• 8^th post-Columbia mission
• 8^th visit to the International Space Station for Atlantis
• 300^th US astronaut in space

Atlantis Orbiter