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is an image from a laptop computer in the Mission Control
Center of the Expedition One crew watching the launch
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Space
Station Crew Waits for STS-98; Progress to Undock
With most of the preparations complete, the Expedition One
crew awaits the arrival of STS-98.
Space Shuttle Atlantis and its five astronauts will continue
the on-orbit construction of the International Space Station
with the delivery and installation of the U.S. Destiny Laboratory
Module. One of the tasks the station crew has to complete
before Atlantis arrives is to undock the Progress cargo
ship, which is slated for about 5:26 a.m. CST (11:26 GMT)
Thursday. Atlantis is scheduled to dock with the station
Friday at 10:58 a.m. CST (16:58 GMT).
At
the time of Atlantis’ launch, the station was located at
46 degrees 40 minutes north latitude and 48 degrees 70 minutes
west longitude. This placed the station at about 2,414 kilometers
(1,500 miles) northeast of Kennedy Space Center, Fla., and
due east of St. John’s, Newfoundland.
In
Remembrance of the Space Shuttle Challenger Crew The Expedition
One crew sent a message to Earth in remembrance of the
members of the STS-51L
crew who died in an accident on Space Shuttle Challenger
on Jan. 28, 1986. Media Player Format: 28K/56K
Real Video Format: 28K/56K
Expedition
One on-orbit imagery is available in the Gallery.
Also, check out the new Expedition One crew videos.
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