Endeavour Rolls Out to the Launch Pad for STS-89 by NASA on The Commons Via Flickr: The Space Shuttle Endeavour rolls out to Launch Pad 39A, the destination of its journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building, for final preparations for liftoff of the STS-89 mission. Endeavour and its crew of seven launched on January 22, 1998, and made the eighth Shuttle docking with the Russian Space Station Mir as part of Phase 1 of the International Space Station program. Mission Specialist Andy Thomas, Ph.D., succeeded Mission Specialist David Wolf, M.D., as the last NASA astronaut scheduled for a long-duration stay aboard Mir. NASA Media Usage Guidelines Credit: NASA Image Number: KSC-97PC1825 Date: December 19, 1997











