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Image above: STS-121 Mission Specialist Michael Fossum (right) participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Mark E. Kelly, STS-121 pilot, assisted Fossum. Photo credit: NASA.
The crew of STS-121 is preparing for the next Return to Flight mission aboard space shuttle Discovery, participating in proficiency training flights and rendezvous simulations.
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The first Return to Flight mission, STS-114, wrapped up its successful flight on Aug 9 with a pre-dawn landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The crewmembers' primary objectives were to test and evaluate new safety procedures and conduct assembly and maintenance tasks on the station. A late addition to the timeline tasked the crew with first ever on-orbit repair of the shuttle heat shield.
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| STS-121
The crew of Discovery will continue to test equipment and procedures that increase the safety of shuttles during the STS-121 mission to the international space station.
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| STS-115
The crew of STS-115 will deliver a truss and other key components during the shuttle's 19th mission to the international space station.
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