STS-88 Space Shuttle Endeavour
(Pictures courtesy of NASA and/or NASA Select TV)

Launched: December 4, 1998 at 02:35:35 a.m. CST

STS-88 Endeavour joining the Unity Module to the Zarya (FGB)

A NASA artist's rendition of the Russian Zarya (46 K)
(The first part of the ISS - Also called the FGB)

Astronauts Jerry Ross and Jim Newman fix one of the un-deployed antenna's
on the FGB on Dec. 9, 1998. The other antenna was deployed on Dec. 12, 1998.

Inside Zarya (the FGB) and Unity Modules on Dec. 11, 1998

STS-88 Endeavour leaves the ISS (Zarya/FGB and Unity Module)
Endeavour undocked from ISS on Dec. 13, 1998 at 02:24:40 p.m CST

STS-88 Endeavour lands on December 15, 1998 at 09:53:38 p.m. CST

A Boeing artist's rendition of a Shuttle docked with the completed ISS (18 K)

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FLASH! News and comment by Dave Ransom from the RPV BBS
Information about the STS-88 Shuttle mission (adding Unity to the ISS)
Information about the STS-95 Space Shuttle mission (with John Glenn)
Information about the STS-91 Space Shuttle mission (last docking with MIR)
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