
As part of the final STS-88 prelaunch activities, the six crew members gather for a last meal before liftoff and a photo opportunity in the Operations and Checkout Building. From left, they are Mission Specialist Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut; Pilot Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow; Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie; Commander Robert D. Cabana; and Mission Specialists Jerry L. Ross and James H. Newman. STS-88 will be the first U.S. launch dedicated to the assembly of the International Space Center. Liftoff aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour is targeted for 3:36 a.m. EST, Dec. 4, from Launch Pad 39A
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December 3, 1998
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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