Human Spaceflight Launches and Returns, 2008

Human Spaceflight Launches and Returns, 2008

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Human Spaceflight Launches and Returns, 2008
Country Flight Crew1 Dates2 Mission/payload
U.S. STS-122, Atlantis
● Steve Frick
● Alan Poindexter
● Stanley Love
● Leland Melvin
● Rex Walheim
● Hans Schlegel
● Léopold Eyharts (u)
● Daniel Tani (d)
February 7–20 delivery of Columbus lab module
U.S. STS-123, Endeavour
● Dominic L. Gorie
● Gregory H. Johnson
● Richard M. Linnehan
● Takao Doi
● Robert L. Behnken
● Michael J. Foreman
● Garrett E. Reisman (u)
● Léopold Eyharts (d)
March 11–26 delivery of Dextre robotic system and of Kibo logistics module
Russia TMA-12 (up)
● Sergey Volkov
● Oleg Kononenko
● Yi So-yeon
April 8 transport of replacement crew to ISS
Russia TMA-11 (down)
● Yuri Malenchenko
● Peggy Whitson
● Yi So-yeon
April 19 return of departing ISS crew to Earth
U.S. STS-124, Discovery
● Mark E. Kelly
● Kenneth T. Ham
● Karen L. Nyberg
● Ronald J. Garan, Jr.
● Michael E. Fossum
● Akihiko Hoshide
● Gregory E. Chamitoff (u)
● Garrett E. Reisman (d)
May 31–June 14 delivery of Kibo lab module
China Shenzhou 7
● Zhai Zhigang
● Liu Boming
● Jing Haipeng
September 25–28 first space walk of Shenzhou program
Russia TMA-13 (up)
● Yury Lonchakov
● Michael Fincke
● Richard Garriott3
October 12 transport of replacement crew to ISS
Russia TMA-12 (down)
● Sergey Volkov
● Oleg Kononenko
● Richard Garriott3
October 23 return of departing ISS crew to Earth
U.S. STS-126, Endeavour
● Christopher J. Ferguson
● Eric A. Boe
● Stephen G. Bowen
● Robert S. Kimbrough
● Heidemarie M.
  Stefanyshyn-Piper
● Donald R. Pettit
● Sandra H. Magnus (u)
● Gregory E. Chamitoff (d)
November 14–30 delivery of crew equipment
1For shuttle flight, commander and pilot are listed first; for Soyuz flights, ISS commander is listed first.
2Flight dates for shuttle missions; Soyuz launch or return date for ISS missions.
3Flew as a paying passenger.
● u = ISS crew member transported to station.
● d = ISS crew member returned to Earth.
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