Launch preparations continue to roll along
for STS-98, a mission to continue the on-orbit construction
of the International Space Station. Workers at Launch Pad
39A closed Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload bay doors. Press
Kit.
As the International Space Station continues
to orbit the Earth in excellent shape, the Expedition One
crew's attention remains on preparing for the arrival of
STS-98 and the U.S. Laboratory Module Destiny.
Personal Space
What makes the people behind the International Space
Station tick?
STS-98
Begins 2001 Odyssey for Station
Space Shuttle Atlantis and its five-member crew will deliver
the American-made Destiny module to the International Space
Station during the STS-98 mission and will mark the beginning
of a 2001 space science odyssey.