STS-98Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104United Space Alliance Launch Status Success Wed ยท Feb 7th, 2001 6:13 PM EST Watch Online Crew Marsha Ivins Mission SpecialistStatus: Retired 4/15/1951 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 1/9/1990 Last Flight: 2/7/2001Marsha Sue Ivins is an American former astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions. Thomas David Jones Mission SpecialistStatus: Retired 1/22/1955 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 4/4/1994 Last Flight: 2/7/2001Thomas David Jones is a former United States astronaut. He was selected to the astronaut corps in 1990 and completed four space shuttle flights before retiring in 2001. He flew on STS-59 and STS-68 in 1994, STS-80 in 1996 and STS-98 in 2001. His total mission time was 53 days 48 minutes. He works as a planetary scientist, space operations consultant, astronaut speaker, and author. Kenneth Cockrell CommanderStatus: Retired 4/9/1950 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 4/8/1993 Last Flight: 6/5/2002Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell is an American astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions. Robert Curbeam Mission SpecialistStatus: Retired 3/5/1962 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 8/7/1997 Last Flight: 12/10/2006Robert Lee Curbeam, Jr. is a former NASA astronaut and captain in the United States Navy. Curbeam graduated from Woodlawn High School, Baltimore County, Maryland in 1980. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1984, a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1990, and a master's degree in Astronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1991. He is a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and the Association of Old Crows. Curbeam was named Fighter Wing One Radar Intercept Officer of the Year in 1989 and received the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School Best Developmental Thesis (DT-II) Award. He currently holds the record for the most spacewalks during a single spaceflight. During the STS-116 mission, Curbeam completed four spacewalks. Mark L. Polansky PilotStatus: Retired 6/2/1956 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 2/7/2001 Last Flight: 7/15/2009Mark Lewis "Roman" Polansky is an American aerospace engineer and research pilot and a former NASA astronaut. Polansky received the nickname "Roman" as a joke, because he shares a last name with director Roman Polanski. He flew on three Space Shuttle missions: STS-98, STS-116, and STS-127. MissionSTS-98Type: Human ExplorationSTS-98 was a 2001 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the first human spaceflight launch of the 21st century. STS-98 delivered to the station the Destiny Laboratory Module. LocationLaunch Complex 39AKennedy Space Center, FL, USA185 rockets have launched from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. RocketSpace Shuttle Atlantis OV-104Length: 38.1 meters Diameter: 8.4 meters First Launch: October 3, 1985Constructed in 1985, Atlantis was the fourth operational and the second-to-last Space Shuttle built. Its maiden flight was STS-51-J in October of 1985. Atlantis embarked on its 33rd and final mission, also the final mission of a space shuttle, STS-135, on 8 July 2011.The Space Shuttle Atlantis OV-104 rocket has been launched a total of 32 times with 32 successful and 0 failed launches. AgencyUnited Space AllianceType: Commercial Abbreviation: USAFounded: 1995 Launchers: Space ShuttleCountry: USAUnited Space Alliance (USA) is a spaceflight operations company. USA is a joint venture which was established in August 1995 as a Limited Liability Company (LLC), equally owned by Boeing and Lockheed Martin. View Rocket Launch Schedule