// crewed flight · 1996

STS-79

STS-79 was a crewed flight launched on September 16, 1996 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 7: Carl E. Walz, Jay Apt, John E. Blaha, Shannon Lucid, Terrence W. Wilcutt, Thomas Akers, William F. Readdy.

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Crew

Carl E. Walz United States · 5 flights

Jay Apt United States · 4 flights

John E. Blaha United States · 6 flights

Shannon Lucid United States · 6 flights

Terrence W. Wilcutt United States · 4 flights

Thomas Akers United States · 4 flights

William F. Readdy United States · 3 flights

Flight

Mission: STS-79
Spacecraft (GCAT): Atlantis (STS-79)
Launch: September 16, 1996 · 08:54 UTC
Landing: September 26, 1996
Duration (Wikidata): 10.1 days
Country: United States
Designator: 1996-057A
Vehicle fate: Docked with another object · Sep 19, 1996

Launch vehicle

Launch record: 1996-057
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A
Outcome: Success
Initial orbit: — × 390 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q1143968 (CC0).