From December 9th, 2006 NASA-TV Coverage of The 117th Space Shuttle Launch
Launched At: 8:47:35 P.M E.T
STS-116 Crew:
Commander:Mark L. Polansky
Pilot:William A. Oefelein
Mission Specialist 1:Nicholas J. M. Patrick
Mission Specialist 2:Robert L. Curbeam, Jr.
Mission Specialist 3:Christer Fuglesang, ESA
Mission Specialist 4:Joan E. Higginbotham
Mission Specialist 5:Sunita "Suni" Williams
Landing: ISS Flight Engineer:Thomas Reiter, ESA
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