STS-98
STS-98 was a 2001 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the first human spaceflight launch of the 21st century. STS-98 delivered to the station the Destiny Laboratory Module. All mission objectives were completed and the shuttle reentered and landed safely at Edwards Air Force Base on 20 February 2001, after twelve days in space, six of which were spent docked to the ISS.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- STS-98
- Spaceflight.names_list
- Space Transportation System-98
- Spaceflight.image
- ISS Destiny Lab.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Atlantis Canadarm grapples Destiny, prior to the module's installation on the ISS
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- Sts-98-patch.png
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- ISS assembly
- Spaceflight.operator
- NASA
- Spaceflight.orbits_completed
- 171
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- 12 days, 21 hours, 21 minutes, 0 seconds
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Kennedy, LC-39A
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- UTC
- Spaceflight.landing_date
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Crew
- Crew seat assignments
- Launch attempts
- Mission highlights
- Space walks
- Wake-up calls
- Popular culture and media
- See also
- References
- External links
STS-98 was a 2001 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the first human spaceflight launch of the 21st century. STS-98 delivered to the station the Destiny Laboratory Module. All mission objectives were completed and the shuttle reentered and landed safely at Edwards Air Force Base on 20 February 2001, after twelve days in space, six of which were spent docked to the ISS.
== Crew ==