STS-12W

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STS-10W
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Mission statistics
Mission nameSTS-10W
Space shuttlePatriot
Launch padMid-Pacific Launch Center, SLC-1
Launch dateMarch 15, 2010
6:35 a.m. UTC-12
(March 15, 2010, 18:35 UTC)
LandingMarch 27, 2010
8:07 a.m. UTC-12
(March 28, 2010, 20:07 UTC)
Mission duration13 days, 1 hours, 32 minutes, 34 seconds
Number of orbits205
Orbital period92 min
Orbital altitude221 miles (356 km)
Orbital inclination51.6°
Distance traveled5,157,595 miles
(8,300,344.57 kilometers)
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STS-10W was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on March 15, 2010. The mission, flown by the Space Shuttle Patriot, was the second mission on behalf of the International Space Agency flown to the ISS. The mission's primary payload was the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Michelangelo, which carried a number of supplies and experiments intended to increase the amount of time allowable between ISS cargo flights due to the retirement of NASA's Space Shuttle fleet.

Crew

Position Astronaut
Commander Frank Rosewood
Fourth spaceflight
Pilot Patrick Tucker
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Daniel Baxter
Sixth spaceflight
EV1
Mission Specialist 2 Daniel Baxter
Sixth spaceflight
EV4
Mission Specialist 3 Derek Ozark
First spaceflight
EV2
Mission Specialist 4 Sandra Cunningham, ESA
First spaceflight
EV3
Mission Specialist 5 Bruce Davidson, Australia Australia
First spaceflight
  • This mission marks the first time that an Australian citizen has flown into space.
  • Sandra Cunningham is also the third British and first openly gay astronaut.