Shuttle Cheat Sheet

ISA Western (STS-**W) notation

STS-13W (Patriot)

June 15 to July 1. ISS resupply using MPLM Michelangelo. First time two orbiters are docked at the ISS at once. First manned Russian orbiter flight (Baikal 2). Baikal to dock at Zvezda in place of Soyuz, Progress or ATV.

STS-14W (Liberty)

July 4 to August 1. Bravo construction flight (BCF-2). Slated to continue interior outfitting of external tank for manned use. Delivery of ET Station (ETS) Truss 1 elements and deployment of solar arrays. Pressurized Mating Adapter 1 launched with ET on 12W. Flight to last in excess of 26 days.

STS-15W (Constitution)

July 15-22. Launch of Callentine Climate Orbiter from Vandenberg AFB.

STS-16W (Intrepid)

August 12-19. First Intrepid flight; first launch from Launch Complex 39C at KSC. Planned launch of the Jupiter-Europa Explorer Probe (JEEP). Mission originally scheduled to launch Neptune-Triton Orbiter mission; mission later moved to Delta IV Heavy launcher.

STS-17W (Liberty)

August 26 to September 17. Bravo construction flight (BCF-3). Slated to continue interior outfitting of external tank for manned use. Delivery of Node 1 (Clarity) and PMA-2. Flight to last in excess of 23 days.

STS-18W (Terra Nova)

September 8-16. Launch of classified DoD satellite from Vandenberg AFB.

STS-19W (Patriot)

October 7-21. ISS resupply using MPLM Michelangelo.

STS-20W (Liberty)

October 25 to November 18. Bravo construction flight (BCF-4). Slated to continue or finalize interior outfitting of external tank for manned use. Delivery of the Venture airlock. Airlock to be attached to starboard of Clarity. Flight to last in excess of 25 days.

STS-21W (Constitution)

January 3-11, 2011. Launch of classified DoD satellite from Vandenberg AFB.

STS-22W (Patriot)

January 12 to February 2, 2011. Bravo construction flight (BCF-5). Slated to finalize interior outfitting of external tank for manned use. Delivery of Node 2 (Fidelity). Repositioning of PMA-2 from Clarity to Fidelity upon delivery. Flight to last in excess of 20 days.

STS-23W (Liberty)

February 7-27, 2011. Bravo construction flight (BCF-6). Delivery of the Centrifuge Accommodations Module. Module to be attached to port hatch of Clarity. Orion capsule expected to be launched for emergency use. Will be positioned at the nadir hatch of Clarity at PMA-3.

STS-24W (Intrepid)

March 14-29, 2011. Bravo Construction flight (BCF-7). Delivery of the TransHab module. Module to be attached to starboard hatch of Clarity. First Bravo crew.

STS-25W (Horizon)

April 12-28, 2011. First Horizon flight. Bravo Construction flight (BCF-8). Delivery of the Pressurized Multipurpose Module Raffaello. Module to be attached to port of Fidelity. Module will allow for longer crew stays. First Automated Transfer Vehicle flight to Bravo.

STS-26W (Patriot)

May 16 to June 2, 2011. Bravo Construction flight (BCF-9). Possible delivery of Node 3. Mission will resupply the station should Node 3 be unable to fly.

STS-27W (Liberty)

June 10-24, 2011. Bravo Construction flight (BCF-10). Delivery of the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello containing additional supplies for station outfitting. Attached to nadir of Fidelity. Crew rotation. (Bravo 2)

Space Transportation System Notation

Following the retirement of the NASA shuttle fleet, the ISA will use the NASA notation system for all future shuttle flights, and will begin with STS-163.

STS-163 (Terra Nova)

June 14-22, 2011. Launch of classified DoD satellite from Vandenberg AFB. Final Vandenberg Shuttle mission.

STS-164 (Intrepid)

July 12-21 2011. Echo Construction flight (ECF-15). Launch of NeuroLab module.

STS-165 (Horizon)

August 20 to September 4, 2011. Echo Construction flight (ECF-16). Launch of Node 4 (Legacy).

STS-166 (Patriot)

September 12-27, 2011. Echo Construction flight (ECF-17). Launch of Node 5 (Integrity).

STS-167 (Liberty)

December 2-16, 2011. Echo Construction flight (ECF-18). Launch of Propulsion and Guidance Module.

STS-168 (Horizon)

January 8-23, 2012. Echo Construction flight (ECF-19). Launch of Commercial Experiment Module Enterprise.

STS-169 (Intrepid)

February 20 to March 5, 2012. ISS reboost and resupply mission. First launch with 5 segment SRBs.

STS-170 (Patriot)

March 26-31, 2012. Retrieval of malfunctioning communications satellite. Crew of 5. Landed at KLFX.

STS-171 (Constitution)

May 3-24, 2012. International earth and life sciences mission using the Astrotech Research Double Module. Two EDO pallets. Landed at KLFX due to weather constraints at Kennedy, Edwards, Vandenberg and White Sands.

STS-172 (Liberty)

June 12-30, 2012. Classified DoD earth science mission.

STS-173 (Endurance)

July 11-26, 2012. First Endurance flight. ETL reboost and resupply using the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello. Launching Echo 4 crew member Oliver Mayfield (Flight Engineer 6), landing Echo 1-3 crew member Derek Ozark (Flight Engineer 1).

Planned Missions

STS-XXX

Date pending launch of JWST or AT-LAST. Planned mission to retrieve the Hubble Space Telescope for display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.