STS-88
Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105
United Space Alliance
Rocket Launch Video
Crew

Robert D. Cabana
- Birthday: 01/23/1949
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 10/06/1990
- Last Flight: 12/04/1998
Robert Donald Cabana is the director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center, a former NASA astronaut, and a veteran of four S...

Frederick W. Sturckow
- Birthday: 08/11/1961
- Role: Pilot
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 12/04/1998
- Last Flight: 01/26/2024
Frederick Wilford "Rick" Sturckow is an Engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former NASA astronaut...

James H. Newman
- Birthday: 10/16/1956
- Role: Mission Specialist
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 09/12/1993
- Last Flight: 03/01/2002
James Hansen Newman, Ph.D. is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.

Nancy J. Currie-Gregg
- Birthday: 12/29/1958
- Role: Mission Specialist
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 06/21/1993
- Last Flight: 03/01/2002
Nancy Jane Currie-Gregg is an engineer, United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. Currie-Gregg has served in the Unite...

Sergei Krikalev
- Birthday: 08/27/1958
- Role: Mission Specialist
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 11/26/1988
- Last Flight: 04/15/2005
Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev (Russian: Серге́й Константинович Крикалёв, also transliterated a...

Jerry L. Ross
- Birthday: 01/20/1948
- Role: Mission Specialist
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 11/27/1985
- Last Flight: 04/08/2002
Jerry Lynn Ross is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of seven Space Shut...
Location
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Launch Complex 39A has witnessed the launch of 208 rockets, including 207 orbital launch attempts. While Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, has been the site for 266 rocket launches.
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
Rocket
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS). Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.