STS-98
Table of Contents
Mission Overview
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Crew Members
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Mission Profile
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Mission Objectives
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Flight Day Summary Timeline
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Rendezvous
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EVAs
STS-98 EVA ............................................................................................................... 20
Experiments
Biological Protein Crystal Growth -- Enhanced Gaseous Nitrogen Dewar (EGN)......... 24Shuttle Ionospheric Modification With Pulsed Local Exhaust (SIMPLEX)..................... 25Using Space to Observe the Earth............................................................................... 26Changes in the Yellow River Delta, 1989-2000............................................................ 27Coral Reefs................................................................................................................... 28El Niño – Southern Oscillation...................................................................................... 29Lower Nile River, Egypt................................................................................................ 30
DTO/DSO/RME
DTO 263 Shuttle Automatic Reboost Tuning................................................................ 31DSO 496 Individual Susceptibility to Post-Space Flight Orthostatic Intolerance........... 32DSO 498 Space Flight and Immune Function (pre-/postflight only).............................. 33DTO 675 Incapacitated
EVA Crewmember Translation................................................ 34DTO 700-14 Single-String Global Positioning System.................................................. 35DTO 805 Crosswind Landing Performance.................................................................. 36DSO 802 Educational Activities.................................................................................... 37