These scripts enable navigation. It requires javascript be enabled in your browser. Human Space Flight WebHuman Space Flight WebHuman Space Flight WebHuman Space Flight WebHuman Space Flight WebHuman Space Flight WebHuman Space Flight WebHuman Space Flight WebHuman Space Flight Web
Skip navigation to content.
Human Space Flight WebReturn to Human Space Flight home page
Human Space Flight Web
Human Space Flight Web

STS-122 Shuttle Mission Imagery
The launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-122
high res (0.5 M) low res (73 K)
STS122-S-018 (7 Feb. 2008) --- View of personnel watching the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis through the windows of the Launch Control Center at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Atlantis lifted off from launch pad 39A at 2:45 p.m. (EST). The launch is the third attempt for Atlantis since December 2007 to carry the European Space Agency's (ESA) Columbus laboratory to the station. During the mission, the crew's prime objective is to attach the laboratory to the Harmony module, adding to the station's size and capabilities. Onboard are astronauts Steve Frick, STS-122 commander; Alan Poindexter, pilot; Leland Melvin, Rex Walheim, ESA's Hans Schlegel, Stanley Love and ESA's Leopold Eyharts, all mission specialists. Eyharts will join Expedition 16 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the ISS.

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 03/04/2008
Web Accessibility and Policy Notices