STS-98Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 United Space Alliance Launch Status Success Wed ยท Feb 7th, 2001 6:13 PM EST Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SYKL2nsx9Q Crew Marsha Ivins Mission Specialist Status: Retired 4/15/1951 - Nationality: American Type: Government Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marsha Sue Ivins is an American former astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions. Thomas David Jones Mission Specialist Status: Retired 1/22/1955 - Nationality: American Type: Government Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Thomas 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 Commander Status: Retired 4/9/1950 - Nationality: American Type: Government Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell is an American astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions. Robert Curbeam Mission Specialist Status: Retired 3/5/1962 - Nationality: American Type: Government Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Robert 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 Pilot Status: Retired 6/2/1956 - Nationality: American Type: Government Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mark 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. Mission STS-98 Type: Human Exploration STS-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. Location Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA 182 launches have been at this location. Rocket Space Shuttle Atlantis OV-104 Length: 38.1 meters Diameter: 8.4 meters First Launched: October 3, 1985 Constructed 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. Agency United Space Alliance Type: Commercial Abbreviation: USA Administration: Founded: 1995 Launchers: Space Shuttle Spacecraft: Country: USA United 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