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STS-76 (Flight # 76) 22-31 March 1996

Atlantis (16)

Crew:
    Kevin P. Chilton [3], Commander
    Richard A. Searfoss [2], Pilot
    Linda M. Godwin [3], Mission Specialist
    Michael R. Clifford [3], Mission Specialist
    Ronald M. Sega [2], Mission Specialist

Upload:
    Shannon W. Lucid [5], Mission Specialist

Launch:
    Pad: 39-B (32)
    Date: 22 March 1996
    Time: 08:13:04 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 160 nm
    Inclination: 51.6 degrees
    Orbits: 145 (estimated)
    Duration: 9 days, 5 hours, 15 minutes, 53 seconds
    Distance: 3.8 million miles (estimated)

Landing:
    Location: Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, CA (45)
    Date: 31 March 1996
    Time: 13:28:57 UTC
    Rollout: 55 seconds (2,547 meters, 8,357 feet)

Highlights:
    Third docking of a space shuttle with the station Mir. Shannon Lucid transferred to Mir and became the first American woman to serve on the station.