United Space Alliance
STS-114
Space Shuttle
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 · 14:39 UTC
Mission
/01STS-114 was the first "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Discovery launched at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC), 26 July 2005. The launch, 907 days (approx. 29 months) after the loss of Columbia, was approved despite unresolved fuel sensor anomalies in the external tank that had prevented the shuttle from launching on 13 July, its originally scheduled date.
Mission Type
Human Exploration
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Space Shuttle
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.627° N, 80.621° W
53
Pad Launches
131
Location Launches
30
Agency Launches
29
Orbital This Year