STS-130 Mission Patch

Embroidered 4-inch patch representing STS-130, a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by space shuttle Endeavour.

STS-130, launched on February 8, 2010, was a landmark assembly mission that provided the International Space Station (ISS) with its now-iconic "Room with a View." Flying aboard the orbiter Endeavour, the six-person crew delivered and installed the Tranquility (Node 3) connecting module and the Cupola, a seven-windowed observatory that offers astronauts a 360-degree panoramic view of Earth and visiting spacecraft. Over the course of the 14-day mission, spacewalkers Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick conducted three EVAs to connect ammonia cooling lines and activate the new modules' systems.

The mission was also notable for being the final shuttle flight to perform a night launch from Kennedy Space Center and for carrying out the complex relocation of the station's regenerative life support racks into the newly expanded space. By the time Endeavour landed, the ISS was approximately 90% complete by mass, significantly enhancing both the station's living volume and its robotic control capabilities.