Launch from Cape Canaveral (
KSC);
landing on Cape Canaveral (
KSC);
ISS-1J
JEM PM
JEM RMS.
STS-124 delivered the Pressurized
Module (
JEM PM) of the Japanese Experiment Module (
JEM),
called Kibo, to the International Space Station (
ISS).
Kibo was berthed to the Harmony module and the pressurized section of the
JEM
Experiment Logistics Module, brought up by the
STS-123 crew, was moved from Harmony to
the
JEM PM. The Japanese Remote Manipulator System, a
robotic arm, was also delivered by STS-124 and attached to Kibo. The entire
Kibo laboratory is being brought up over three missions.
Following a two
day solo flight Discovery docked to the
ISS on June 02, 2008. Common work with the
ISS
expedition 17 was
performed. Gregory
Chamitoff was transferred to the
ISS and Garrett
Reisman to STS-124 crew for returning to the Earth.
Discovery carried with it replacement parts in a mid-deck locker for a
malfunctioning toilet on the International Space Station. The crew had been
using other facilities for waste until the new replacement parts were installed
on the Zvezda module of the
ISS.
The first
EVA
was performed by Michael
Fossum and Ronald
Garan on June 03, 2008 (6h 48m) to transfer of the Orbiter
Boom Sensor System back to the shuttle from its temporary location of the
station's truss, or backbone. The crew then prepared the
JEM PM for its removal from the shuttle's payload bay.
Later that day, the
JEM PM was be installed on the port side of
Harmony.
The second
EVA
by Michael
Fossum and Ronald
Garan occured on June 05, 2008 (7h 11m) to install covers and
external television equipment on the
JEM PM and remove covers on the
JEM RMS, which was later installed on flight day 8.
The spacewalkers also prepared for the flight day 7 relocation of the Japanese
logistics module.
The third and final
EVA
by Michael
Fossum and Ronald
Garan was conducted on June 08, 2008 (6h 33m) to replace a
failed nitrogen tank assembly on the station's truss with a spare that was
temporarily stored on one of the station external stowage platforms. They also
retrieved a failed camera system on the truss.
Just prior to the landing
the decision was made to use runway 15 rather than 33. This decision was made
based on the sun glare that would be present on the Commander's window as he
lined up Discovery with the runway.
