Ten years ago today — December 4th, 1998 — Space Shuttle Endeavour launched from Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-88. The shuttle rendezvoused with the already launched Zarya Control Module and attached the Unity Node; together the two provided the foundation for future International Space Station components and the current ISS. Robert D. Cabana, Frederick W. Sturckow, Nancy J. Currie, Jerry L. Ross, James H. Newman , and Sergei K. Krikalev were part of that historic mission.
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