STS-98
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| Organization | NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Engineering,Human Crew |
| Launch date | February 7, 2001 |
| Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 2001-006A |
| Experiments | Here |
| Alternate Names | 26698 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| Data Collection | Here |
| Payload Mass Up | 15098.27 kg |
STS 98 is an American shuttle spacecraft that was launched from Cape Canaveral at 23:13 UT. It carried a large module, Destiny and a crew of five astronauts to deliver it to the International Space Station (ISS). It docked with the Unity module on 9 February, and delivered Destiny (2001-006B) to another port on Unity. After many hours of spacewalk, the astronauts secured the electrical connections and mechanical fits. The crew also delivered over a ton of food, fuel and equipment to the ISS. STS 98, with all five astronauts, landed in Edwards AFB in California on 20 February at 20:33 UT due to persistent wind problems at Cape Canaveral.
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