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STS-77 (Flight # 77) 19-29 May 1996

Endeavour (11)

Crew:
    John H. Casper [4], Commander
    Curtis L. Brown, Jr. [3], Pilot
    Daniel W. Bursch [3], Mission Specialist
    Mario Runco, Jr. [3], Mission Specialist
    Marc Garneau [2], Mission Specialist (Canada/CSA)
    Andrew S. W. Thomas [1], Mission Specialist

Launch:
    Pad: 39-B (33)
    Date: 19 May 1996
    Time: 10:30:00 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 153 nm (176 statute miles)
    Inclination: 39.0 degrees
    Orbits: 161
    Duration: 10 days, 0 hours, 39 minutes, 18 seconds
    Distance: 4.1 million miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (30)
    Date: 29 May 1996
    Time: 11:09:18 UTC
    Rollout: 42 seconds (2,832 meters, 9,291 feet)

Highlights:
    A free flying payload was deployed and retrieved. research was conducted in the SPACEHAB-4 pressurized module.