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In honor of the 10th anniversary of the first construction flight for the International Space Station, the commander of that space shuttle mis...
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In honor of the 10th anniversary of the first construction flight for the International Space Station, the commander of that space shuttle mission, Bob Cabana, offers his thoughts on the anniversary. Cabana led shuttle Endeavour's STS-88 mission, the first space station assembly flight, which launched Dec. 4, 1998, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Cabana comments about the first assembly flight, how the orbiting laboratory is being used today for long-term space exploration and the station's benefits for the United States and its international artners.
During STS-88's 12-day mission, Endeavour's astronauts attached NASA's Unity connecting module to Russia's Zarya control module. Crew members from both countries then entered the space station for the first time in orbit and began set-up operations.
Cabana currently is the director of Kennedy Space Center.
For more information go to www.nasa.gov/station
Author: NASAtelevision
Keywords: nasa space station shuttle ISS cabana science anniversary
Added: December 4, 2008
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