STS-88
STS-88 was Space Shuttle Endeavour's first International Space Station assembly mission. The crew delivered the U.S.-built Unity connecting module, captured and mated the Russian-built Zarya module with the Shuttle robotic arm, entered the joined station modules, and completed three Ross-Newman spacewalks to connect power, data, and hardware for future assembly.
Identity
- Aliases
- STS 88Endeavour flight 13Unity missionISS assembly flight 2A
- Name
- STS-88
- Slug
- sts-88
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- STS-88 was Space Shuttle Endeavour's first International Space Station assembly mission. The crew delivered the U.S.-built Unity connecting module, captured and mated the Russian-built Zarya module with the Shuttle robotic arm, entered the joined station modules, and completed three Ross-Newman spacewalks to connect power, data, and hardware for future assembly.
- End Date
- 1998-12-15
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Completed the first crewed ISS assembly mission by joining Unity and Zarya, activating the first station modules, performing three assembly EVAs, and deploying the MightySat 1 and SAC-A satellites.
- Program
- Space Shuttle
- Space Station Id
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- Start Date
- 1998-12-04
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-88/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-88
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 6/30/2026, 8:12:21 PM
- Image
- Download
- Updated Time
- 6/30/2026, 8:12:21 PM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Operator
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Partner agency
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Commander
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Pilot
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist 1 / EVA 1
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist 2 / Flight Engineer
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist 3 / EVA 2
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist 4