STS-118

STS-118

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English: STS-118 was a space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Endeavour, launched August 8, 2007.

• Human spaceflight gallery archive copy at the Wayback Machine
• Kennedy Media Gallery archive copy at the Wayback Machine

Crew

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  Official crew photo
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  Mission poster
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  during a training session, October 2006
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  The crew of STS-118 go to the Astrovan

Before launch

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  Endeavour, atop the transporter, moves into the Vehicle Assembly Building to be stacked with the External tank and SRBs.
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  Cargo integrated into payload bay.
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  Endeavour on the launch pad
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  Endeavour arrives at launch pad
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  Aerial view of the launch pad

Launch

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  Endeavour leaves its launch pad
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  Panoramic view of Endeavour as it launches
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  Another View
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  Endeavour leaves its launch pad
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  Endeavour hurtles into the evening sky
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  Fish-eye view
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  Ice or water formed on the Shuttle's camera during lift off
• video of Endeavour lift-off

In orbit

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  Endeavour approaches the ISS
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  Endeavour near the ISS
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  Endeavour docked to the ISS, backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon.
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  A gouge on Endeavour's belly
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  Close up view of the gouge (white dot on the left side)
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  Close-up view of damaged tile on the underside of Endeavour
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  View into the payload bay
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  Rick Mastracchio during the first EVA
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  Dave Williams during the first EVA
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  Dave Williams at ESP-2 platform
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  The ESP-3 platform
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  Endeavour's robotic arm moves the external stowage platform (ESP-3).
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  Photo of Clay Anderson's helmet visor
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  Puncture in Mastracchio's glove
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  Clise up view of the hole in Mastracchio's glove
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  Screenshot of Hurricane Dean as seen trough the video cameras onboard ISS
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  A close-up of Hurricane Dean, photographed by the astronauts
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  One of the MISSE experiments that has been retrieved by STS-118
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  ISS from Endeavour after undocking on 19 Aug 2007

Landing

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  Landing of Endeavour
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  View of the gouge after landing

Others

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  original version of the mission patch
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  new patch version
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  Barbara Morgan giving a lecture about STS-118 to students.
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  ISS after STS-118 (computer rendering of August 2007)
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  ISS after STS-118 (computer rendering of August 2006)
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  Schematic of ISS assembly after STS-118
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  ISS after STS-118