STS-116 (also known as ISS-12A) was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery. Discovery lifted off on December 9, 2006 for her 33rd flight at 20:47:35 EST .

2006年12月9日 · STS-116 crew had one of the most complex missions ever to the International Space Station. These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-116 crew portrait.

sts-116是历史上第120次航天飞机任务，也是发现号航天飞机的第33次太空飞行。发射原定于2006年12月7日，但是由于低云层而取消发射。2006年12月9日周六，美国东部时间下午8时47分35秒，第二次发射成功。这是自2002年11月23日sts-113发射之后第一次夜间发射航天飞机。

2020年3月27日 · The main goals of the mission STS-116 (ISS-20-12A.1 SH-LSM ITS-P5) were delivery and attachment of the International Space Station's P5 truss segment, a major rewiring of the station's power system.

STS-116 hard-wiring the International Space Station Discovery lights up the night sky Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off at 7:47 p.m. CST on Dec. 9 in what was the first evening shuttle launch since 2002. The brilliant flight took place despite cloudy skies, gusty winds and the threat of rain to Kennedy Space Center.

2006年12月10日 · The main goals of the mission were delivery and attachment of the International Space Station's P5 truss segment, a major rewiring of the station's power system, and exchange of ISS Expedition 14 personnel. The shuttle landed at 17:32 EST on 22 December 2006 at Kennedy Space Center 98 minutes off schedule due to unfavorable weather conditions.

2006年7月17日 · STS-116 Fact Sheet. By Cliff Lethbridge. STS-116 – Discovery. 117th Space Shuttle Mission. 33rd Flight of Discovery. Crew: Mark Polansky, Commander. William Oefelein, Pilot. Robert Curbeam, Mission Specialist. Joan Higgenbotham, Mission Specialist. Nicholas Patrick, Mission Specialist. Christer Fuglesang, Mission Specialist

2015年5月1日 · STS 116 is an American (NASA) shuttle spacecraft that was launched from Cape Canaveral at 01:47 UT on 10 December 2006. It carried a crew of seven (five Americans and two Europeans) to the International Space Station (ISS) to do some major repairs and installations. It docked with the ISS on 11 December.

STS-116 was the final scheduled space shuttle launch from Pad 39B as NASA reconfigured it for Ares I launches. [2] . The only remaining use of Pad 39B by the shuttle was as a reserve for the STS-400 Launch On Need mission to rescue the crew of STS-125, the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, if their shuttle became damaged. [3]

The STS-116 mission to the International Space Station was the most complex of the shuttle assembly flights. Seven shuttle astronauts and three station astronauts worked closely with flight to reconfigure the station's electrical power and cooling systems. The station had been running on a temporary electrical system since 1998.