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The Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-110, carrying the S0 truss to the International Space Station. Astronaut Jerry L. Ross also becomes the first person to fly on seven spaceflights.
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Space Shuttle orbiter (1985–2011)
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STS-110
2002 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
STS-110 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on 8–19 April 2002 flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. The main purpose was to install the S0 Truss segment, which forms the backbone of the truss structure on the station.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Part of the International Space Station; sequence of connected trusses
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International Space Station
Inhabited space station in low Earth orbit
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Jerry L. Ross
NASA astronaut and engineer (born 1948)
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