Launch from Cape Canaveral (
KSC); landing on Cape
Canaveral (
KSC). The
launch was scrubbed on December 01, 1998 due to technical problems.
First USA Space Station Assembly Flight (
ISS-01-2A).
Docking of U.S. built Node (Unity) on the Russian built
FGB (Zarya). To
begin the assembly sequence, the crew conducted a series of rendezvous
maneuvers similar to those conducted on other Shuttle missions to reach the
orbiting
FGB. On
the way,
Currie used the Shuttle's robot arm to place Node 1 atop the
Orbiter Docking System.
Cabana completed the rendezvous by flying Endeavour to within
35 feet (10 m) of the FGB, allowing
Currie to capture the
FGB with the
robot arm and place it on the Node's Pressurized Mating Adapter.
Ross and
Newman performed then two
EVAs on
7.12.1998 (7h 21m) and 9.12.1998 (7h 2m) to connect cables between the Node and
the
FGB.
Then
Cabana and
Krikalyov turned over for the first time into the
ISS. Third
and final
EVA by
Ross
and
Newman on 12.12.1998 (6h 59m) to check the connected cables
und to test the
SAFER.
Later the crew deployed the small argentinian built test satellite SAC-A
(Satelite de Aplicaciones/Cientifico).
