STS-96

STS-96
Jernigan outside Unity, during the mission's only EVA
NamesSpace Transportation System-96
Mission typeISS assembly
ISS logistics
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1299-030A
SATCAT no.25760
Mission duration9 days, 19 hours, 13 minutes, 57 seconds
Distance travelled6,000,000 kilometres (3,700,000 mi)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Discovery
Launch mass118,857 kilograms (262,035 lb)
Landing mass100,230 kilograms (220,980 lb)
Payload mass9,097 kilograms (20,056 lb)
Crew
Crew size7
Members
Start of mission
Launch date27 May 1999, 10:49:42 (1999-05-27UTC10:49:42Z) UTC
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B
End of mission
Landing date6 June 1999, 06:02:43 (1999-06-06UTC06:02:44Z) UTC
Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 15
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude326 kilometres (203 mi)
Apogee altitude340 kilometres (210 mi)
Inclination51.6 degrees
Period91.2 min
Docking with ISS
Docking portPMA-2
(Unity forward)
Docking date29 May 1999, 04:23 UTC
Undocking date3 June 1999, 22:39 UTC
Time docked5 days, 18 hours, 15 minutes

Left to right - Front row: Rominger, Ochoa, Husband; Back row: Barry, Payette, Tokarev, Jernigan
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STS-96 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery, and the first shuttle flight to dock[a] at the International Space Station. It was Discovery's 26th flight.[1][2] The shuttle carried the Spacehab module in the payload, filled with cargo for station outfitting. STS-96 launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 27 May 1999 at 06:49:42 AM EDT and returned to Kennedy on 6 June 1999, 2:02:43 AM EDT.[1]

  1. ^ a b Warnock, Lynda. "STS-96". www.nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ^ "The International Lab in Space Helps Prepare for Life Beyond". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 15 June 2020.