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STS-78 Mission Profile
Launch Date
June 20, 1996
Launch Time
10:49:00 a.m. EDT
Launch Window
2 hours 30 minutes
Launch Site
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Launch Pad
39B
Mission Duration
16 days, 21 hours, 48 minutes, 30 seconds
Orbiter Vehicle
Columbia (OV-102)
Flight Number
STS-78
Inclination
39 degrees
Altitude
173 nautical miles or 278 kilometres
Landing Date
July 7, 1996
Landing Time
8:37:30 a.m. EDT
Landing Site
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Mission Type
Life and Microgravity Spacelab mission
Crew
Commander: Terence T. Henricks
Pilot: Kevin R. Kregel
Flight Engineer: Susan J. Helms
Mission Specialists:
- Richard M. Linnehan, DVM
- Charles E. Brady, Jr., MD
Payload Specialists:
- Jean-Jacques Favier, PhD (Centre National D'Études Spatiales - CNES)
- Robert Brent Thirsk, MD (Canadian Space Agency - CSA)
Alternate Payload Specialists:
- Pedro Duque (European Space Agency - ESA)
- Luca Urbani, MD (Italian Space Agnecy - ASI)
Pilot: Kevin R. Kregel
Flight Engineer: Susan J. Helms
Mission Specialists:
- Richard M. Linnehan, DVM
- Charles E. Brady, Jr., MD
Payload Specialists:
- Jean-Jacques Favier, PhD (Centre National D'Études Spatiales - CNES)
- Robert Brent Thirsk, MD (Canadian Space Agency - CSA)
Alternate Payload Specialists:
- Pedro Duque (European Space Agency - ESA)
- Luca Urbani, MD (Italian Space Agnecy - ASI)
Cargo Bay Payloads
Spacelab-LMS (Life and Microgravity Spacelab)
Space Acceleration Mesurement System (SAMS-D)
Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment (OARE)
Thermocapillary Migration and Interaction of Bubbles and Droplets (TMIBD)
Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX-II)
Space Acceleration Mesurement System (SAMS-D)
Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment (OARE)
Thermocapillary Migration and Interaction of Bubbles and Droplets (TMIBD)
Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX-II)
