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On their 11-day mission, the astronauts completed three spacewalks, or EVAs, to deliver and connect the first set of U.S.-provided solar arrays to the International Space Station, prepare a docking port for arrival of the U.S. Laboratory Destiny, install Floating Potential Probes to measure electrical potential surrounding the Station, install a camera cable outside the Unity module, and transfer supplies, equipment and refuse between Endeavour and the Station. Launch Date: November 30, 2000 10:06 p.m. EST Launch Vehicle: Discovery Crew: Commander : Brent W. Jett, Pilot : Michael J. Bloomfield, Mission Specialists : Joseph R Tanner, Carlos I Noriega, Marc Garneau. Show more