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The primary role of the STS-98 mission was to deliver the US Laboratory Destiny to the International Space Station with the aid of Space Shuttle Atlanta's robotic arm and 3 space walks.
This NASA TV downlink, taken on 13 February 2001, features the installation of the shuttle docking port to the end of the newly attached Destiny Laboratory. It also includes the second of the three space walks planned for the STS-98 mission and performed by mission specialists Bob Curbeam and Tom Jones.
The video comprises of a 4 minute edited crew activity report with English commentary and a longer Flight Day 6 Highlights with international sound
00:37:07:00 Crew Activity Report
00:40:43:00 Flight Day 6 Highlights