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
Carrier rocket {$Carrier Rocket}
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 2001-006A
Mass {$Mass}
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 26698
Nominal Power {$Nominal Power}
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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