STS-119

**STS-119**
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English: STS-119 is a space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Discovery, that was launched on 15 March 2009.

NASA galleries for STS-119:

[edit] Crew

Official crew portrait.

Commander Lee Archambault	Pilot Dominic A. Antonelli	Mission Specialist Joseph M. Acaba	Mission Specialist Steven Swanson
Mission Specialist Richard R. Arnold	Mission Specialist John L. Phillips	ISS Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata

[edit] Before launch

			Discovery moving to the launch pad
Starboard 6 integrated truss segment lifted and loaded into the payload transportation canister at Kennedy's Space Station Processing Facility	Discovery rollout	One of Space Shuttle Discovery's gaseous hydrogen flow control valves after its removal	Discovery waits atop LC-39A with a full moon, 11 march 2009
Hydrogen vent line	Crew of STS-119 on their way to the launch pad	Lee Archambault and Tony Antonelli on board the Discovery before launch	Pilot Tony Antonelli in his seat before launch of Discovery

[edit] Launch

Bat on Discovery	Discovery lift off	Close-up of Discovery lift off	Discovery 48 seconds after launch
Discovery lighted by the sunset	Discovery Heads Down Range	Liftoff video

[edit] In orbit

[edit] Day 1

Joseph Acaba operating the robotic arm of Discovery

[edit] Day 2

Lee Archambault in the cockpit of Discovery

[edit] Day 3

Discovery was photographed by the Expedition 18 team, while performing the Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver prior to docking with the International Space Station.

Video of RPM

John Phillips tracks range of the ISS during rendezvous operations

[edit] Day 4

S6 truss segment in an overnight parked position before installation

Closer view of S6 truss in the grasp of the station's robotic arm

Koichi Wakata in Sokol spacesuit on board the ISS

[edit] Day 5

John Phillips and Joseph Acaba on board the Discovery	Michael Fincke and Tony Antonelli in Quest airlock of the ISS	Swanson during first spacewalk	Swanson during first spacewalk
Arnold during first spacewalk (Featured Picture Candidate)

[edit] Day 6

Joseph Acaba exercising with an ergometer	Lee Archambault on Discovery mid deck	Richard Arnold on Discovery mid deck	Koichi Wakata on board the ISS
Steve Swanson and Joseph Acaba in Quest Joint Lock

[edit] Day 7

Swanson during second spacewalk	Joseph Acaba during second spacewalk	Sandra Magnus, now member of STS-119, on board the Discovery	Tony Antonelli preparing his meal
Swanson during second spacewalk	Steve Swanson in his space suit after EVA 2

[edit] Day 9

Fincke and Arnold during preperations for EVA 3	Arnold an Acaba working at CETA during EVA 3	Arnold an Acaba working at CETA during EVA 3	Richard Arnold lubricating the robotic arm during EVA 3
Joseph Acaba during EVA 3	Akaba, Arnold and Lonchakov eating