STS-96
space shuttle mission
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STS-96 was a space shuttle mission that carried supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) (ISS). The mission was flown by the space shuttle Discovery from May 27 to June 6, 1999. The ISS began its assembly in orbit in November 1998 with the launch of the Russian control module Zarya, followed by the U.S.-built Unity connecting node in December 1998. The space shuttle program, formally called the Space Transportation System (STS), was developed by NASA and made 135 flights from 1981 to 2011.123
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