— Marilynn Anderson is the author of “INSTANT READER — Big Kids Read Book Twelve of twelve books: WHAT’S IN THE BIG Box?” eBook format, 99-cents, at Amazon Kindle.

STS-98 was a pivotal mission for the International Space Station, focusing on the installation of the Destiny laboratory module. This mission significantly enhanced the scientific capabilities of the ...

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