Destiny Lab Installed | Space Shuttle STS-98 Mission Highlights

NASA’s landmark 2001 mission that expanded the International Space Station with the installation of the Destiny Laboratory Module, the centerpiece of America’s research capabilities in orbit. Launched aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on February 7, 2001, this mission featured precision robotics, complex spacewalks, and the continued construction of the ISS during its early assembly phase.

Atlantis STS-98 Astronaut Crew:
Commander: Ken Cockrell
Pilot: Mark Polansky
Mission Specialist: Marsha Ivins
Mission Specialist: Robert Curbeam, Jr.
Mission Specialist: Thomas Jones

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