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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