In December 1998, the crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS-88 began construction of the International Space Station.

The crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour successfully mated the U.S.-built Unity connecting module with the Russian-built Zarya control module during three space walks. With this mission, astronaut Jerry Ross completed seven space walks totaling 44 hours and 9 minutes, more than any other American space walker. Astronaut James Newman moved into third place for U.S. space walks with a total of 28 hours and 27 minutes on four excursions.

In this photo, Newman works on communication cables on Unity while Ross monitors his progress.


IMAX� photograph provided by NASA.

 

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