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| Four spacewalks conducted.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 24, 2009 |title=Space Shuttle Mission STS-122 |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html |access-date=July 17, 2009 |publisher=Nasa.gov}}</ref> Installation of the [[International Space Station]] S5 Truss, of the [[Integrated Truss Structure]]. Carried a [[SPACEHAB]] module carrying 5,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the [[International Space Station]]. Crew included the [[Educator Astronaut Project|Educator Astronaut]] [[Barbara Morgan]]. Thermal tiles protecting the underside of the vehicle were damaged during launch. NASA decided not to fix this damage in-flight as it was not believed to be serious enough to result in loss of vehicle or crew. The craft landed a day early due to the possibility that [[Hurricane Dean]] would force Mission Control to evacuate.

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