Launch and Landing Mission: STS-127

Mission: STS-127
Orbiter: Endeavour
Primary Payload: Kibo Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility, Kibo Japanese Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section
Launch Date: June 13
Launch Time: 7:17 a.m. EDT
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing Date: June 29
Landing Time: 12:18 a.m. EDT
Mission Duration: 16 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

Launch Approaches for Endeavour and STS-127 Crew

Image above: At Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour stands ready for liftoff after rollback of the pad's rotating service structure. NASA Photo/Kim Shiflett

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour is being readied for its 23rd spaceflight: the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. The launch countdown began June 10 at 9 a.m. EDT, and prelaunch activities proceeded smoothly throughout the week. Liftoff remains scheduled for June 13 at 7:17 a.m.

The 16-day mission will feature five spacewalks as the crews of Endeavour and the International Space Station work to install the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility and Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section on the orbiting outpost.