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STS-78 (Flight # 78) 20 June - 7 July 1996

Columbia (20)

Crew:
    Terence T. Henricks [4], Commander
    Kevin R. Kregel [2], Pilot
    Susan J. Helms [3], Flight Engineer
    Richard M. Linnehan [1], Mission Specialist
    Charles E. Brady, Jr. [1], MD, Mission Specialist
    Jean-Jacques Favier [1], Payload Specialist (France/CNES)
    Robert Brent Thirsk [1], MD, Payload Specialist (Canada/CSA)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-B (34)
    Date: 20 June 1996
    Time: 14:49:00 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 173 statute miles
    Inclination: 39.0 degrees
    Orbits: 272
    Duration: 16 days, 21 hours, 47 minutes, 45 seconds
    Distance: 7 million miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (31)
    Date: 7 July 1996
    Time: 12:36:45 UTC
    Rollout: 45 seconds (2,847 meters, 9,339 feet)

Highlights:
    Life and Microgravity Spacelab was flown representing five different space agencies (NASA, European Space Agency, French Space Agency, Canadian Space Agency, and Italian Space Agency).