.jpg) The Wake Shield Facility takes flight for a third time, after being deployed by Columbia's Canadarm | |
| Mission type | Research |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1996-065A |
| SATCAT no. | 24660 |
| Mission duration | 17 days, 15 hours, 53 minutes, 17 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 11,000,000 km (6,800,000 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 279 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Columbia |
| Payload mass | 13,006 kg (28,673 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 5 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | November 19, 1996, 19:55:47 UTC (2:55:47 pm EST) |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | December 7, 1996, 11:49:04 UTC (6:49:04 am EST) |
| Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 33 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 318 kilometres (198 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 375 kilometres (233 mi) |
| Inclination | 28.45 degrees |
| Period | 91.5 min |
 From left: Rominger, Jernigan, Musgrave, Jones and Cockrell | |
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]
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- ^ a b "STS-80 Day 19 Highlights". NASA. December 7, 1996. Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ "NASA - STS-80 Mission Control Center Status Report #27". www.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.