Adding on To The International Space Station (Updated!)
News story originally written on February 8, 2001


This picture shows the solid rocket boosters seperating from Shuttle Atlantis after the launch. Atlantis is now on its way to the ISS.
Courtesy of NASA
The Shuttle Atlantis had a perfect launch on February 7, 2001. It lifted off just after 6 p.m. EST, carrying 5 astronauts and the Destiny laboratory to the International Space Station (ISS). The astronauts scheduled for this mission are Commander Kenneth Cockrell, Pilot Mark Polansky, Mission specialists Robert Curbeam, Marsha Ivins and Thomas Jones. These astronauts will work with the 3 men aboard the ISS to connect the Destiny lab to the ISS. In order to attach the new lab to the ISS, 3 spacewalks and use of the shuttle's robotic arm are scheduled.

The American-built Destiny laboratory will be the center of research aboard the station. Experiments and studies will even be done there to aid in cancer and diabetes research.

Bill Sheperd, Yuri Gidzenko, and Sergei Krikalev are now in their 4th month aboard the ISS.

This STS-98 mission is scheduled to last just over 10 days.

Images from life aboard the ISS

Adding on To The International Space Station (Updated!)
News story originally written on February 8, 2001


This picture shows the solid rocket boosters seperating from Shuttle Atlantis after the launch. Atlantis is now on its way to the ISS.
Courtesy of NASA
The Shuttle Atlantis had a perfect launch on February 7, 2001. It lifted off just after 6 p.m. EST, carrying 5 astronauts and the Destiny laboratory to the International Space Station (ISS). The astronauts scheduled for this mission are Commander Kenneth Cockrell, Pilot Mark Polansky, Mission specialists Robert Curbeam, Marsha Ivins and Thomas Jones. These astronauts will work with the 3 men aboard the ISS to connect the Destiny lab to the ISS. It will take 3 spacewalks and use of the shuttle's robotic arm to attach the new lab to the ISS.

The American-built Destiny laboratory will be the research center of the ISS. Experiments will even be done there to aid in finding a cure for cancer and diabetes.

Bill Sheperd, Yuri Gidzenko, and Sergei Krikalev are now in their 4th month aboard the ISS.

This STS-98 mission is scheduled to last just over 10 days.

Images from life aboard the ISS

Adding on To The International Space Station (Updated!)
News story originally written on February 8, 2001


This picture shows the solid rocket boosters seperating from Shuttle Atlantis after the launch. Atlantis is now on its way to the ISS.
Courtesy of NASA
It's time to add onto the International Space Station (ISS). The Destiny laboratory was launched on the shuttle on February 7, 2001. Astronauts will perform spacewalks to connect the laboratory to the ISS.

The Destiny lab is where all of the science research will be done aboard the station. There will even be experiments there that will try to find a cure for cancer!

So, this lab is very important!

Images from life aboard the ISS


Last modified September 2, 2001 by the Windows Team

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