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
Atlantis' Canadarm grapples Destiny, prior to the module's installation on the ISS
L-R: Robert Curbeam, Mark Polansky, Marsha Ivins, Kenneth Cockrell and Thomas JonesSpace Shuttle program← STS-97 (101)STS-102 (103) →
A Crawler-Transporter ferrying Space Shuttle Atlantis to launch pad 39-A for the STS-98 mission.
STS-98 following liftoff.
Kenneth Cockrell
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Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell is a retired American astronaut, engineer and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions. He served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1997 to 1998.
STS-98
…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 UTC Launch site Kennedy…
Ken Cockrell
Cockrell during STS-56
Cockrell as STS-98 commander, emerges from behind a rack curtain in Destiny.