STS-80

STS-80
The Wake Shield Facility takes flight for a third time, after being deployed by Columbia's Canadarm
Mission typeResearch
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1996-065A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.24660Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration17 days, 15 hours, 53 minutes, 17 seconds
Distance travelled11,000,000 km (6,800,000 mi)
Orbits completed279
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia
Payload mass13,006 kg (28,673 lb)
Crew
Crew size5
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateNovember 19, 1996, 19:55:47 (November 19, 1996, 19:55:47) UTC (2:55:47 pm EST)
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B
End of mission
Landing dateDecember 7, 1996, 11:49:04 (December 7, 1996, 11:49:04) UTC (6:49:04 am EST)
Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 33
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude318 kilometres (198 mi)
Apogee altitude375 kilometres (233 mi)
Inclination28.45 degrees
Period91.5 min

From left: Rominger, Jernigan, Musgrave, Jones and Cockrell
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STS-80 was a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle Columbia. The launch was originally scheduled for October 31, 1996, but was delayed to November 19 for several reasons.[1] Likewise, the landing, which was originally scheduled for December 5, was pushed back to December 7 after bad weather prevented landing for two days.[2]

It was the longest Shuttle mission ever flown at 17 days, 15 hours, and 53 minutes.[2]

Although two spacewalks were planned for the mission, they were both canceled after problems with the airlock hatch prevented astronauts Tom Jones and Tammy Jernigan from exiting the orbiter.[3]

  1. ^ "NASA – STS-80". NASA. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "STS-80 Day 19 Highlights". NASA. December 7, 1996. Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  3. ^ "NASA - STS-80 Mission Control Center Status Report #27". www.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.