Friday, December 4, 2020

Endeavour (STS-88) launched 1998

STS-88 crew
Front row (L-R): Sergei Krikalev, Nancy Currie-Gregg
Back row (L-R): Jerry Ross, Robert Cabana, Frederick Sturckow, James Newman

Mission patch


Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-88), launched December 4, 1998, carried the first American module, Unity node, to the International Space Station.  Its crew consisted of Commander Robert Cabana, Pilot Frederick Sturckow, Jerry Ross, Nancy Currie-Gregg, James Newman, and Sergei Krikalev (Roscosmos).

Ross and Newman performed three EVAs for a total of over 21 hours, to complete the Unity node installation.

They returned to Earth December 13.  


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