STS-99
Launched: February 11, 2000, 12:43:40 p.m. EST
Landing: February 22, 2000, 6:22:23 p.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Space Shuttle: Endeavour
Crew: Commander Kevin R. Kregel, Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, Mission Specialists Janet L. Kavandi, Janice E. Voss, Mamoru Mohri and Gerhard P. J. Thiele.
During the STS-99 mission the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission mast was deployed successfully to its full length, and the antenna was turned to its operation position. After a successful checkout of the radar systems, mapping began at 12:31 a.m., less than 12 hours after launch. Crewmembers, split into two shifts so they could work around the clock, began mapping an area from 60 degrees north to 56 degrees south. Data was sent to Jet Propulsion Laboratory for analysis and early indications showed the data to be of excellent quality.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: sts099-s-001
Date: June 1999
STS-99
Launched: February 11, 2000, 12:43:40 p.m. EST
Landing: February 22, 2000, 6:22:23 p.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Space Shuttle: Endeavour
Crew: Commander Kevin R. Kregel, Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, Mission Specialists Janet L. Kavandi, Janice E. Voss, Mamoru Mohri and Gerhard P. J. Thiele.
During the STS-99 mission the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission mast was deployed successfully to its full length, and the antenna was turned to its operation position. After a successful checkout of the radar systems, mapping began at 12:31 a.m., less than 12 hours after launch. Crewmembers, split into two shifts so they could work around the clock, began mapping an area from 60 degrees north to 56 degrees south. Data was sent to Jet Propulsion Laboratory for analysis and early indications showed the data to be of excellent quality.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: sts099-s-001
Date: June 1999