{"id":13068,"date":"2025-02-12T18:02:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T22:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/15-years-ago-sts-130-delivers-tranquility-and-cupola-to-space-station\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T18:02:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T22:02:25","slug":"15-years-ago-sts-130-delivers-tranquility-and-cupola-to-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/15-years-ago-sts-130-delivers-tranquility-and-cupola-to-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Years Ago: STS-130 Delivers Tranquility and Cupola to Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

15 Years Ago: STS-130 Delivers Tranquility and Cupola to Space Station<\/h2>\n

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On Feb. 8, 2010, space shuttle Endeavour began its 24th<\/sup> trip into space, on the 20A assembly mission to the International Space Station, the 32nd<\/sup> shuttle flight to the orbiting lab. The STS-130 crew included Commander George Zamka<\/a>, Pilot Terry Virts<\/a>, and Mission Specialists Kathryn Hire<\/a>, Stephen Robinson<\/a>, Nicholas Patrick<\/a>, and Robert Behnken<\/a>. During the nearly 14-day mission, they worked jointly with the five-person Expedition 22 crew during nearly 10 days of docked operations. The mission\u2019s primary objectives included delivering the Tranquility module and the cupola to the space station, adding 21 tons of hardware to the facility. Behnken and Patrick conducted three spacewalks to aid in the installation of Tranquility. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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The STS-130 crew patch.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n
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Official photograph of the STS-130 crew of Nicholas Patrick, left, Terry Virts, Robert Behnken, Kathryn Hire, George Zamka, and Stephen Robinson.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n
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The International Space Station 20A assembly mission payload patch.\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n
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In the Vertical Assembly Building at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers prepare to lift Endeavour to mate it with its external tank and solid rocket boosters. <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n
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Space shuttle Endeavour rolls out of the assembly building for its journey to Launch Pad 39A. <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n
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The STS-130 astronauts leave crew quarters for the ride to Launch Pad 39A.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n
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Liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour on STS-130. <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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