| 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. |