Space Shuttle STS-123 Mission Photos
STS-123, the 25th shuttle mission to the International Space Station, will deliver the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's new laboratory module "Kibo". Also being delivered is Canada's new robotics system, the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (Dextre).
Crew: Commander Dominic Gorie, Pilot Gregory Johnson, mission specialists Richard Linnehan, Robert Behnken, Garrett Reisman, Michael Foreman, Takao Doi (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency).
Takao Doi
Crew
Waiting for liftoff
Mission Control
Night launch
Launch
Launch
Launch
Launch
Rick Linnehan
Garrett Reisman
Kibo laboratory in payload bay
Kibo laboratory
Overhead view
Low angle view
Docking approach
View of payload bay
Garrett Reisman (EVA 1)
Rick Linnehan
Dextre robotic system
Destiny laboratory
Water bubble
EVA 2