Misplaced Pages

STS-98

Atlantis' Canadarm grapples Destiny, prior to the module's installation on the ISS
Names	Space Transportation System-98
Mission type	ISS assembly
Operator	NASA
COSPAR ID	2001-006A
SATCAT no.	26698
Mission duration	12 days, 21 hours, 21 minutes, 0 seconds
Distance travelled	8,500,000 kilometers (5,300,000 mi)
Orbits completed	171
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Space Shuttle Atlantis
Launch mass	115,529 kilograms (254,698 lb)
Landing mass	90,225 kilograms (198,912 lb)
Payload mass	14,515 kilograms (32,000 lb)
Crew
Crew size	5
Members	Kenneth D. Cockrell Mark L. Polansky Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. Marsha S. Ivins Thomas D. Jones
Start of mission
Launch date	7 February 2001, 23:13 (2001-02-07UTC23:13Z) UTC
Launch site	Kennedy, LC-39A
End of mission
Landing date	20 February 2001, 20:33 (2001-02-20UTC20:34Z) UTC
Landing site	Edwards, Runway 22
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	365 kilometers (197 nmi)
Apogee altitude	378 kilometers (204 nmi)
Inclination	51.6 degrees
Period	92 minutes
Docking with ISS
Docking port	PMA-3 (Unity nadir)
Docking date	9 February 2001, 16:51 UTC
Undocking date	16 February 2001, 14:05 UTC
Time docked	6 days, 21 hours, 14 minutes
L-R: Robert Curbeam, Mark Polansky, Marsha Ivins, Kenneth Cockrell and Thomas JonesSpace Shuttle program← STS-97 (101)STS-102 (103) →

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

Crew seat assignments

Seat	Launch	Landing	Seats 1–4 are on the flight deck. Seats 5–7 are on the mid-deck.
1	Cockrell
2	Polansky
3	Curbeam	Jones
4	Ivins
5	Jones	Curbeam
6	Unused
7	Unused

Launch attempts

Mission highlights

The crew continued the task of building and enhancing the International Space Station by delivering the U.S. Destiny Laboratory Module. It was the first NASA lab to be permanently used since the days of Skylab nearly three decades earlier. It was manufactured by Boeing at the Michoud Assembly Facility and the Marshall Space Flight Center in 1997. Upon transport to Kennedy Space Center's industrial buildings, it was fitted with equipment, machines, racks and cables at the Operations and Checkout Building and Space Station Processing Facility. The U.S. laboratory module is 28 feet (8.5 m) long and 14 feet (4.3 m) wide. It is made from aluminum, and comprises three cylindrical sections and two end-cones that contain the hatch openings through which astronauts enter and exit the module. The ends are colored blue and white respectively for the crew to navigate easily. A 20-inch (510 mm)-diameter window is located on one side of the center module segment.

During the mission, the shuttle docked to PMA 3 located on the nadir of Node 1. The crew relocated PMA 2 to the holding area on the Z1 truss temporarily, before using the Shuttle's robotic arm to lift out the 14.5 ton steel module out of the Shuttle's payload bay, and permanently berthed it on the forward hatch of Node 1. Spacewalks conducted by Thomas Jones and Robert Curbeam reattached electrical cables to the aluminum hull and connecting ports on Destiny, and also checked the laboratory's nadir window. PMA 2 was replaced to the forward hatch of Destiny.

The Shuttle spent six days docked to the station while the laboratory was attached and three spacewalks were conducted to complete its assembly. The mission also saw the 100th spacewalk in U.S. spaceflight history. STS-98 occurred while the first station crew was aboard the new space station.

Space walks

Wake-up calls

NASA began a tradition of playing music to astronauts during the Gemini program, which was first used to wake up a flight crew during Apollo 15. Each track is specially chosen, often by their families, and usually has a special meaning to an individual member of the crew, or is applicable to their daily activities.

Popular culture and media

STS-98 was the designation for the fictional NASA mission to destroy an asteroid in Armageddon (1998 film).

See also

• International Space Station
• List of human spaceflights
• List of International Space Station spacewalks
• List of Space Shuttle missions
• List of spacewalks and moonwalks 1965–1999
• Outline of space science

References

This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (May 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

1. Jergler, Don (21 February 2001). "A textbook touchdown–Atlantis pays unexpected visit to desert" (PDF). Antelope Valley Press. Lancaster/Palmdale, CA. pp. A1, A5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2014.
2. "Welcome Home" (PDF). Desert Wings. Vol. 53, no. 7. 23 February 2001. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2014.
3. "STS-98". Spacefacts. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
4. "NASA assesses booster wiring repair". CBS News. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
5. "Shuttle count on track; good weather expected". CBS News. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
6. "U.S. Laboratory Module (Destiny) for the International Space Station". November 1997.
7. ^ Fries, Colin (25 June 2007). "Chronology of Wakeup Calls" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
8. NASA (11 May 2009). "STS-98 Wakeup Calls". NASA. Archived from the original on 15 February 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2009.

External links

• NASA mission summary Archived 30 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
• STS-98 Post Flight Presentation

v t e Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104)
Completed flights	STS-51-J STS-61-B STS-27 STS-30 STS-34 STS-36 STS-38 STS-37 STS-43 STS-44 STS-45 STS-46 STS-66 STS-71 STS-74 STS-76 STS-79 STS-81 STS-84 STS-86 STS-101 STS-106 STS-98 STS-104 STS-110 STS-112 STS-115 STS-117 STS-122 STS-125 STS-129 STS-132 STS-135
Status	Retired
On display	Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Merritt Island, Florida

v t e Human spaceflights to the International Space Station
See also: ISS expeditions, Uncrewed ISS flights
1998–2004	1998 STS-88 1999 STS-96 2000 STS-101 106 92 Soyuz TM-31 STS-97 2001 STS-98 102 100 Soyuz TM-32 STS-104 105 Soyuz TM-33 STS-108 2002 STS-110 Soyuz TM-34 STS-111 112 Soyuz TMA-1 STS-113 2003 Soyuz TMA-2 TMA-3 2004 Soyuz TMA-4 TMA-5
2005–2009	2005 Soyuz TMA-6 STS-114 Soyuz TMA-7 2006 Soyuz TMA-8 STS-121 115 Soyuz TMA-9 STS-116 2007 Soyuz TMA-10 STS-117 118 Soyuz TMA-11 STS-120 2008 STS-122 123 Soyuz TMA-12 STS-124 Soyuz TMA-13 STS-126 2009 STS-119 Soyuz TMA-14 TMA-15 STS-127 128 Soyuz TMA-16 STS-129 Soyuz TMA-17
2010–2014	2010 STS-130 Soyuz TMA-18 STS-131 132 Soyuz TMA-19 TMA-01M TMA-20 2011 STS-133 Soyuz TMA-21 STS-134 Soyuz TMA-02M STS-135 Soyuz TMA-22 TMA-03M 2012 Soyuz TMA-04M TMA-05M TMA-06M TMA-07M 2013 Soyuz TMA-08M TMA-09M TMA-10M TMA-11M 2014 Soyuz TMA-12M TMA-13M TMA-14M TMA-15M
2015–2019	2015 Soyuz TMA-16M TMA-17M TMA-18M TMA-19M 2016 Soyuz TMA-20M MS-01 MS-02 MS-03 2017 Soyuz MS-04 MS-05 MS-06 MS-07 2018 Soyuz MS-08 MS-09 MS-10† MS-11 2019 Soyuz MS-12 MS-13 MS-15
Since 2020	2020 Soyuz MS-16 SpaceX Demo-2 Soyuz MS-17 SpaceX Crew-1 2021 Soyuz MS-18 SpaceX Crew-2 Soyuz MS-19 SpaceX Crew-3 Soyuz MS-20 2022 Soyuz MS-21 Axiom-1 SpaceX Crew-4 Soyuz MS-22 SpaceX Crew-5 2023 Soyuz MS-23 SpaceX Crew-6 Axiom-2 SpaceX Crew-7 Soyuz MS-24 2024 Axiom-3 SpaceX Crew-8 Soyuz MS-25 Boeing CFT Soyuz MS-26 SpaceX Crew-9
Future	2025 SpaceX Crew-10 Soyuz MS-27 Axiom-4 Boeing Starliner-1
Individuals	List of ISS visitors crew
Vehicles	Past Space Shuttle Present Boeing Starliner Crew Dragon Soyuz Future Orel
Ongoing spaceflights are in underline † - mission failed to reach ISS

• Space Shuttle missions
• Edwards Air Force Base
• Spacecraft launched in 2001