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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.