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STS-97 (Flight # 101) 1-11 December 2000

Endeavour (15)

Crew:
    Brent W. Jett [3], Commander
    Michael J. Bloomfield [2], Pilot
    Joseph R. Tanner [3], Mission Specialist
    Carlos I. Noriega [2], Mission Specialist
    Marc Garneau [3], Mission Specialist (Canada/CSA)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-B (44)
    Date: 1 December 2000
    Time: 03:06:01 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 177 nm
    Inclination: 51.6 degrees
    Orbits: 171
    Duration: 10 days, 19 hours, 57 minutes, 24 seconds
    Distance: 4,476,164 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center, FL (53)
    Date: 11 December 2000
    Time: 23:03:25 UTC
    Rollout: 57 seconds

Highlights:
    6th Space Station Assembly Flight 4A. Three long spacewalks installed the first of the large solar arrays.

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