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STS-78

STS-78 was a crewed flight launched on June 20, 1996 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 7: Charles E. Brady Jr., Jean-Jacques Favier, Kevin R. Kregel, Richard M. Linnehan, Robert Thirsk, Susan J. Helms, Terence T. Henricks.

United Statescrew 71996-036

Flight

Mission
STS-78
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Columbia (STS-78)
Launch
June 20, 1996 · 14:49 UTC
Landing
July 7, 1996
Duration (Wikidata)
16.9 days
Country
United States
Designator
1996-036A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Jul 7, 1996

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1996-036
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 285 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q1365962 (CC0).