Status
Success
Rocket
Vehicles
Mission Details
STS-133
STS-133 (ISS assembly flight ULF5) was the 133rd mission in NASA's Space Shuttle program; during the mission, Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station. The mission transported several items to the space station, including the Permanent Multipurpose Module Leonardo, which was left permanently docked to one of the station's ports. The shuttle also carried the third of four ExPRESS Logistics Carriers to the ISS, as well as a humanoid robot called Robonaut.
Low Earth Orbit
Location
LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Stats
2011
8th orbital launch attempt
Space Shuttle
133rd mission
1st mission of 2011
131st successful mission
20th consecutive successful mission