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STS-72

STS-72 was a crewed flight launched on January 11, 1996 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 6: Brent W. Jett, Brian Duffy, Daniel T. Barry, Koichi Wakata, Leroy Chiao, Winston E. Scott.

United Statescrew 61996-001

Flight

Mission
STS-72
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Endeavour (STS-72)
Launch
January 11, 1996 · 09:41 UTC
Landing
January 20, 1996
Duration (Wikidata)
8.9 days
Country
United States
Designator
1996-001A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Jan 20, 1996

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1996-001
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 582 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q569103 (CC0).