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STS-80 (Flight # 80) 19 November - 7 December 1996

Columbia (21)

Crew:
    Kenneth D. Cockrell [3], Commander
    Kent V. Rominger [2], Pilot
    Tamara E. Jernigan [4], Mission Specialist
    Thomas D. Jones [3], Mission Specialist
    F. Story Musgrave [6], Mission Specialist

Launch:
    Pad: 39-B (35)
    Date: 19 November 1996
    Time: 19:55:47 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 218 statute miles
    Inclination: 28.45 degrees
    Orbits: 279
    Duration: 17 days, 15 hours, 53 minutes, 18 seconds
    Distance: Over 7 million statute miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (33)
    Date: 7 December 1996
    Time: 11:49:05 UTC
    Rollout: 1 minute, 2 seconds (2,658 meters, 8,721 feet)

Highlights:
    Two free flying research payloads were deployed and retrieved. Two planned EVA's were cancelled when an outer air lock door would not open.