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STS-96: Mission highlights, Wake-up calls & Overview

STS-96 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery, and the first shuttle flight to dock at the International Space Station. It was Discovery's 26th flight. The shuttle carried the Spacehab module in the payload, filled with cargo for station outfitting. STS-96 launched from Kennedy Space Center…

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STS-96 topic overview

The analysis highlights Mission highlights, Wake-up calls and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around STS-96.

Related topics
12
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
15
Extracted relationships
51
Concept neighborhoods
10
Bridge connections
15

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Mission highlights · 5 topics
Overview · 5 topics
Wake-up calls · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Apogee altitude
340 kilometres (210 mi)
COSPAR ID
1999-030A
Crew size
7
Distance travelled
6,000,000 kilometres (3,700,000 mi)
Docking date
29 May 1999, 04:23 UTC
Docking port
PMA-2 (Unity forward)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Mission highlights

Wake-up calls

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How STS-96 connects Entity context

The extracted context around STS-96 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, STS-96 → DM, ICC, Illustration, International Space Station, ISS, ISS STS-96, Russian, Space Shuttle, Spacehab, Spacehab Double Module, STRELA, STS-96Integrated Cargo Carrier Another extracted example is STS-96 → Daniel T. Barry, Ellen Ochoa, Julie Payette, Kent V. Rominger, Rick D. Husband, Tamara E. Jernigan, Valeri I. Tokarev. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

STS-96

Top relations

related to Mission highlights · 12
STS-96 → DM, ICC, Illustration, International Space Station, ISS, ISS STS-96, Russian, Space Shuttle, Spacehab, Spacehab Double Module, STRELA, STS-96Integrated Cargo Carrier
Members · 7
STS-96 → Daniel T. Barry, Ellen Ochoa, Julie Payette, Kent V. Rominger, Rick D. Husband, Tamara E. Jernigan, Valeri I. Tokarev
related to External links · 6
STS-96 → Archived, December, NASA, October, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineSTS-96 Video Highlights
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-96 → 340 kilometres (210 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-96 → 1999-030A
Crew size · 1
STS-96 → 7
Distance travelled · 1
STS-96 → 6,000,000 kilometres (3,700,000 mi)
Docking date · 1
STS-96 → 29 May 1999, 04:23 UTC
Docking port · 1
STS-96 → PMA-2 (Unity forward)
Inclination · 1
STS-96 → 51.6 degrees

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

space shuttle mission flight station payload international system iss jernigan barry crew integrated discovery rominger husband ochoa payette spacehab carrier

STS-96 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 51 structured relationships around STS-96. Examples in this analysis include STS-96 → Apogee altitude → 340 kilometres (210 mi) and STS-96 → COSPAR ID → 1999-030A. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
STS-96Apogee altitude340 kilometres (210 mi)1.00infobox
STS-96COSPAR ID1999-030A1.00infobox
STS-96Crew size71.00infobox
STS-96Distance travelled6,000,000 kilometres (3,700,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-96Docking date29 May 1999, 04:23 UTC1.00infobox
STS-96Docking portPMA-2 (Unity forward)1.00infobox
STS-96Inclination51.6 degrees1.00infobox
STS-96Landing date6 June 1999, 06:02:43 (1999-06-06UTC06:02:44Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-96Landing mass100,230 kilograms (220,980 lb)1.00infobox
STS-96Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 151.00infobox
STS-96Launch date27 May 1999, 10:49:42 (1999-05-27UTC10:49:42Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-96Launch mass118,857 kilograms (262,035 lb)1.00infobox
STS-96Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B1.00infobox
STS-96MembersKent V. Rominger1.00infobox
STS-96MembersRick D. Husband1.00infobox
STS-96MembersDaniel T. Barry1.00infobox
STS-96MembersEllen Ochoa1.00infobox
STS-96MembersTamara E. Jernigan1.00infobox
STS-96MembersJulie Payette1.00infobox
STS-96MembersValeri I. Tokarev1.00infobox
STS-96Mission duration9 days, 19 hours, 13 minutes, 57 seconds1.00infobox
STS-96Mission typeISS assembly ISS logistics1.00infobox
STS-96NamesSpace Transportation System-961.00infobox
STS-96OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-96Payload mass9,097 kilograms (20,056 lb)1.00infobox
STS-96Perigee altitude326 kilometres (203 mi)1.00infobox
STS-96Period91.2 min1.00infobox
STS-96Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
STS-96RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
STS-96SATCAT no.257601.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around STS-96 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Unity, Experiment and Svf. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • space shuttle
    • Station
    • Mission
    • Iss
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Sts-96
    • International
    • Cargo
    • Crane
    • Discovery
    • Icc
    • Integrated
  • international space station
    • Cargo
    • Mission
    • Iss
    • Shuttle
    • Sts-96
    • Station
    • Crane
    • Discovery
    • Icc
    • Carried
    • Spacehab
    • International
  • space shuttle discovery
    • Station
    • Mission
    • Iss
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Sts-96
    • International
    • Cargo
    • Crane
    • Discovery
    • Icc
    • Integrated
  • kennedy space center
    • Mission
    • Iss
    • Shuttle
    • Sts-96
    • Station
    • Crane
    • Discovery
    • Icc
    • Hours
    • Minutes
    • Unity
    • International
  • mission highlights
    • International
    • Space
    • Iss
    • Shuttle
    • Sts-96
    • Station
    • Hours
    • Minutes
    • Unity
    • Discovery
    • Nasa
    • Crew
  • STS-96
    • Unity
    • Experiment
    • Svf
    • Integrated
    • System
    • Hours
    • Minutes
    • Barry
    • Crane
    • Equipment
    • Husband
    • Icc
  • sts-96
    • Unity
    • Experiment
    • Svf
    • Integrated
    • System
    • Hours
    • Minutes
    • Barry
    • Crane
    • Equipment
    • Husband
    • Icc
  • spacehab
    • Crane
    • Icc
    • Station
    • System
    • Hours
    • Kennedy
    • Minutes
    • Unity
    • Barry
    • Husband
    • Ochoa
    • Payette

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For STS-96, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects STS-96 with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
STS-96 — Overview · splits 10 ⟂ 6
STS-96 — Mission highlights · splits 10 ⟂ 6
STS-96 — Wake-up calls · splits 13 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

STS-96

Nodes16
Edges15
Triples51
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.125
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around STS-96 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Mission highlights, Wake-up calls & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — STS-96 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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