Destiny (ISS module)
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The Destiny module, also known as the U.S. Lab, is the primary operating facility for U.S. research payloads aboard the International Space Station. It was berthed to the forward port of the Unity mod
The Destiny Laboratory Module (NASA) being installed on the International Space Station.
Atlantis with Destiny in its cargo bay heads to the launch pad
The Shuttle crew heading out for the launch
Liftoff
STS-98
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STS-98 was a 2001 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the first human spaceflight launch of the 21st century. STS-98 delivered to the stati
Destiny (ISS module)
…in 1998, and was turned over to NASA for pre-launch preparations in August 2000. It launched on February 7, 2001, aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-98. Astronauts work inside the pressurized facility to conduct research in numerous scientific fields. Scientists throughout the world would use the results…
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STS-98 following liftoff.