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Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)
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Flight Day 7 (July 22, 2009)
The Kibo's Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section (ELM-ES) was installed on the Kibo's Exposed Facility (EF) at 11:35 p.m. July 21.
Flight Day 6 (July 21, 2009)
The STS-127 crew performed the six hour, 53 minute extravehicular excursion to transfer spare parts carried on the Integrated Cargo Vertical Light Deployable (ICC-VLD) to the External Stowage Platform 3 (EPS-3).
Flight Day 5 (July 20, 2009)
The Integrated Cargo Vertical Light Deployable (ICC-VLD) was removed from space shuttle Endeavour’s payload bay, and was temporarily placed on the Payload and Orbital Replacement Unit Accommodation (POA) on the Mobile Base System (MBS).
Flight Day 4 (July 19, 2009)
With the Exposed Facility (EF) attached to the Pressurized Module (PM), Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” is finally completed as a permanent on-orbit laboratory that offers both pressurized and exposed environments for scientific experiments.
Flight Day 3 (July 18, 2009)
Space shuttle Endeavour, delivering Kibo’s Exposed Facility (EF) and the Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section (ELM-ES), docked with the International Space Station (ISS) today at 2:47 a.m.
Flight Day 2 (July 17, 2009)
Aboard the space shuttle Endeavour today, STS-127 crewmembers performed the inspection of the orbiter's Thermal Protection System (TPS) using the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (SRMS) and the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS).
Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off! (FD1) (July 16, 2009)
The Space Shuttle "Endeavour" successfully lifted off at 6:03 p.m. July 15, 2009 EDT (7:03 a.m. July 16, 2009 JST) from NASA Kennedy Space Center delivering the Kibo's Exposed Facility (EF) and Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section (ELM-ES).
STS-127 Mission Launch Pushed Back to July 16 (July 14, 2009)
NASA announced a 48-hour postponement of the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission, scheduled at 7:51 a.m. on July 14, due to unfavorable weather around the NASA Kennedy Space Center.
STS-127 Mission Launch Scrubbed Due To Bad Weather (July 13, 2009)
NASA announced another delay of the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour’s STS-127 mission, scheduled at 8:13 a.m. on July 13.
STS-127 Mission Launch Delayed (July 12, 2009)
NASA announced a 24-hour delay of the launch of space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-127 mission, scheduled at 8:39 a.m. on July 12.
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