2001-016 |
Space Shuttle |
US |
The Space Shuttle Endeavour blasts-off for the International Space Station at 2:41pm on April 19 2001. Carrying the most
diverse crew to date with astronauts from the US, Russia, Italy, , Endeavour carried up one of the most imporant pieces of the
station: the Remote Manipulator System or RMS - the robotic arm that will be used for all future assembly tasks and spacewalks.
| Launch vehicle: | Space Shuttle |
| Launch vehicle ID: | STS-100 (Endeavour #16) |
| Payload: | Canadarm 2 |
| Launch date: | 19 Apr 2001 |
| Launch site: | KSC, LC39A |
Ref.: #254 - update: 16.01.15
