STS-78 [Flight # 78] | 20 June - 7 July 1996 | Columbia [20] |
Crew:
Terence Henricks [4], Commander
Kevin Kregel [2], Pilot
Susan Helms [3], Flight Engineer
Richard Linnehan [1], Mission Specialist
Charles Brady [1], Mission Specialist
Jean-Jacques Favier [1], Payload Specialist (France)
Robert Thirsk [1], Payload Specialist (Canada)
Launch:
Pad: 39-B [34]
Date: 20 June 1996
Time: 14:49:00 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 150 nm
Inclination: 39 degrees
Orbits: 272
Duration: 16 days, 21 hours, 47 minutes, 45 seconds
Distance: 7,000,000 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 (LMS) was flown aboard the
Spacelab LM2 module and represented five different space agencies (NASA, European
Space Agency, French Space Agency, Canadian Space Agency, and Italian Space Agency).
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