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STS-88 (Flight # 93) 4-16 December 1998

Endeavour (13)

Crew:
    Robert D. Cabana [4], Commander
    Frederick W. Sturckow [1], Pilot
    Nancy J. Currie [3], Mission Specialist
    Jerry L. Ross [6], Mission Specialist
    James H. Newman [3], Mission Specialist
    Sergei K. Krikalyov [4], Mission Specialist (Russia)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A (54)
    Date: 4 December 1998
    Time: 08:35:34 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 173 nm
    Inclination: 51.6 degrees
    Orbits: 186
    Duration: 11 days, 19 hours, 17 minutes, 55 seconds
    Distance: 4.6 million miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center, FL (46)
    Date: 16 December 1998
    Time: 03:53:29 UTC
    Rollout: 44 seconds (2,543 meters, 8,343 feet)

Highlights:
    This was the first flight to the new International Space Station (ISS). The Endeavour astronauts successfully connected the Russian Zarya and American Unity modules. Astronauts made repairs to two undeployed antennas and replaced a malfunctioning battery. The ISS was entered and prepared for future habitation. Space Station Assembly Flight 2A