ISS: Expedition 16

Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Tani arrvived with STS-120 and Anderson returned to Earth with the same spacecraft. Eyharts arrived with STS-122. Reisman arrived with STS-123.

First EVA by Whitson and Malenchenko on 09.11.2007 (6h 55m). They disconnected and stowed cables from Destiny to PMA 2, removed cover on Node 2 (Harmony) forward docking mechanism, demated avionics cables and released fluid tray bolts. They performed also a temporary stow of CETA light on Destiny and configured cables for power transfer for S0 truss/Node1/Zvezda and PMA 1/Zarya. At least they retrieved the Baseband Signal Processor from Z1 truss and released bolts on P1 Nitrogen Tank Assembly. Originally it was the planned fifth EVA work of the STS-120 crew.

On 12.11.2007 the crew moved the Pressurized Mating Adapter-2 from the front of the U.S. laboratory Destiny to the Harmony node. Two days later the crew moved Harmony from its temporary location on the left side of the Unity node to its new home on the front of the U.S. laboratory Destiny.

Second EVA by Whitson and Tani on 20.11.2007 (7h 16m) to complete the exterior hookup of Harmony. Much of the spacewalk included the moving of a 300 pound, 18.5-foot fluid tray from its temporary location at the center of the station's main truss to Harmony.

Third EVA by Whitson and Tani on 24.11.2007 (7h 04m) to complete the exterior hookup of Harmony. Much of the spacewalk included the moving of another 300 pound, 18.5-foot fluid tray from its temporary location at the center of the station's main truss to Harmony.

Fourth EVA by Whitson and Tani on 18.12.2007 (6h 56m) to examinate of the starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) and return a trundle assembly to the station's interior.

Fifth EVA by Whitson and Tani on 30.01.2008 (7h 10m) to replace a motor with electrical failures, the Bearing Motor Roll Ring Module (BMRRM), called the 'broom". The motor drives the starboard solar wings as they tilt along their axis to follow the sun for optimal power generation as the station orbits the Earth. The second main goal of the spacewalk was inspection of the starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ). That device causes the starboard solar wings to rotate in a paddlewheel-like motion to keep the arrays pointed toward the sun.

Arrival of the ESA built Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) on 03.04.2008.

Common work with the visiting crews of STS-120 (25.10. - 05.11.2007), STS-122 (09. - 18.02.2008) and STS-123 (13. - 25.03.2008) was done.