Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-123

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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-123

STS-123 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. STS-123 was the 1J/A ISS assembly mission. The original launch target date was 14 February 2008 but after the delay of STS-122, the shuttle was launched on 11 March 2008. It was the twenty-fifth shuttle mission to visit the ISS, and delivered the first module of the Japanese laboratory, Japanese Experiment Module (Kibō), and the Canadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, (SPDM) Dextre robotics system to the station.

Mission type: Human Exploration · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Rocket: Space Shuttle · Provider: United Space Alliance

Launch pad

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)