STS-98

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STS-98
Organization NASA-OfficeofSpaceFlight(UnitedStates)
Mission type Engineering,Human Crew
Launch date February 7, 2001 (2001-02-07)
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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