Mission Objectives

The STS-88 "Unity" mission is the first manned International Space Station assembly flight. The primary mission objective is to rendezvous with the already launched Zarya control module and successfully attach the Unity connecting module, providing the foundation for future ISS components.

Crew
Commander:	Robert D. Cabana
Pilot:	Frederick (Rick) W. Sturckow
Mission Specialist 1:	Jerry L. Ross
Mission Specialist 2:	Nancy J. Currie
Mission Specialist 3:	James H. Newman
Mission Specialist 4:	Sergei Krikalev

Launch
Orbiter:	Endeavour OV105
Launch Site:	Pad 39-A Kennedy Space Center
Launch Window:	10 minutes
Altitude:	173 nm (210 nm for rendezvous)
Inclination:	51.6 degrees
Duration:	11 Days 19 Hrs. 49 Min.
Shuttle Liftoff Weight:	4,518,390 lbs; Orbiter alone is 263,927 lbs.
Software Version:	OI-26B

Space Shuttle Main Engines
SSME 1:  SN-2043	SSME 2:  SN-2044	SSME 3:  SN-2045

Super Light Weight Tank

Abort Landing Sites    RTLS:  Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC    TAL:    Zaragoza, Spain; ALTERNATES: Ben Guerir, Morocco; Moron, Spain    AOA:   Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC; ALTERNATES: White Sands Space Harbor, NM

Landing
Landing Date:	12/14/98
Landing Time:	11:48 PM (eastern time)
Primary Landing Site:	Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC; ALTERNATE: Edwards Air Force Base, CA
Orbiter/Payload Weight at Landing:	200,296 lbs.

Payloads

Cargo Bay

UNITY Connecting Module

IMAX Cargo Bay Camera (ICBC)

MightySat 1

Satelite de Aplicaciones/Cientifico-A (SAC-A)

Getaway Special G-093

Space Experiment Module (SEM-07)