![]() The successful checkout of the extravehicular mobility units (EMUs), the Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) units, the Remote Manipulator System (RMS), the Orbiter Space Vision System (OSVS) and the Orbiter Docking System (ODS) were all completed nominally. On Flight Day 3, Commander Brent Jett linked Endeavour to the ISS while 230 statute miles above northeast Kazakhstan. Laboratory Destiny, install Floating Potential Probes to measure electrical potential surrounding the station, install a camera cable outside the Unity module, and transfer supplies, equipment and refuse between Endeavour and the station. On their 11-day mission, the astronauts completed three spacewalks, or EVAs, to deliver and connect the first set of U.S.-provided solar arrays to the International Space Station, prepare a docking port for arrival of the U.S. The STS-97 crew of five launched aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavor on Novemfor an 11 day mission. The electrical system will eventually provide the power necessary for the first ISS crews to live and work in the U.S. The entire 15.4-metric ton (17-ton) package is called the P6 Integrated Truss Segment and is the heaviest and largest element yet delivered to the station aboard a space shuttle. The electrical power system, which is built into a 73-meter (240-foot) long solar array structure consists of solar arrays, radiators, batteries, and electronics. electrical power system onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The primary objective of the STS-97 mission was the delivery, assembly, and activation of the U.S. ![]() ![]() In the rear, wearing training versions of the extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) space suits, (left to right) are astronauts Carlos I. Bloomfield, pilot Marc Garneau, mission specialist representing the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and Brent W. On the front row, left to right, are astronauts Michael J. These five STS-97 crew members posed for a traditional portrait during training. ![]()
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