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The primary role of the STS-98 mission was to take the US Destiny Laboratory to the International Space Station and attach it with the aid of Space Shuttle Atlanta's robotic arm and 3 space walks.
This NASA TV downlink, taken on 15 February 2001, features the third and final space walk of the mission performed by mission specialists Bob Curbeam and Tom Jones. This space walk also was a historial event as it was the 100th space walk in US Spaceflight history.
The video comprises of a 5 minute edited crew acitivity report with English commentary and a longer Flight Day 8 Highlights with international sound.
00:40:34:00 Crew Activity Report
00:45:03:00 Flight Day 8 HIghlights