STS-88
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STS-88 was the first Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station. It was flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour, and took the first American module, the Unity node, to the station.
Endeavour's Canadarm positions Zarya above Unity, immediately prior to mating
Left to right – Front: Krikalev, Currie; Back: Ross, Cabana, Sturckow, NewmanSpace Shuttle program← STS-95 (92)STS-96 (94) →
STS-88 launches from Kennedy Space Center, 4 December 1998.
The ISS after STS-88 construction.
James H. Newman
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James Hansen Newman is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions. Newman currently serves as the Provost of Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif
Astronaut James H. Newman conducts an EVA from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
James H. Newman on STS-88 with Sergei Krikalyov on the right