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In a ceremony in the KSC Training Auditorium, Center Director Roy Bridges (left) presents STS-88 Commander Robert D. Cabana (right) with a framed photo of the mission. The STS-88 crew are back at the center to give employees a review of the mission, which was the first U.S. flight for assembly of the International Space Station. The prime objective of the mission, to mate the U.S.- built Unity connecting module with the Russian-built Zarya control module, was successfully achieved. STS-88 launched Dec. 3 from Launch Pad 39A and, after a 12-day journey, landed Dec. 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility.