Post by Dave on Oct 23, 2007 11:22:21 GMT -5
The seven member crew of STS-120: Commander Pamela Melroy, Pilot George Zamka, Mission specialists: Scott Parazynski, Douglas Wheelock, Stephanie Wilson, European Space Agency Astronaut Paolo Nespoli, and Expedition 16 flight engineer Daniel Tani successfully launched aboard space shuttle Discovery at 11:38 this morning. The crew will deliver the "Harmony" node 2 module to the international space station. The crew will also relocate the P6 truss segment. Discovery is set to return to KSC on November 6, 2007. Clayton Anderson will get his ride home on this flight after nearly six months in space. Tani will take over for Anderson as flight engineer 2.