STS-79
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STS-79 was a 1996 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission notable for delivering supplies to the Russian Mir space station and returning astronaut Shannon Lucid to Earth after her long-duration stay in orbit.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-79 | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spaceflight
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Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| callsign | Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cargo |
Experiments and equipment for Shuttle–Mir program
ⓘ
Logistics and supplies for Mir ⓘ |
| commander | William F. Readdy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | 6 ⓘ |
| dockingDate | 1996-09-18 ⓘ |
| dockingTarget | Mir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalCooperation | United States–Russia space cooperation ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1996-09-26 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingTimeUTC | 1996-09-26T12:13:15Z ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1996-09-16 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| launchTimeUTC | 1996-09-16T08:54:49Z ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 10 days 3 hours 18 minutes ⓘ |
| missionNumber | 79 ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Carl E. Walz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jay Apt NERFINISHED ⓘ Shannon W. Lucid NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas D. Akers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
Logistics to space station
ⓘ
Shuttle–Mir docking mission ⓘ |
| nextMission | STS-80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
First Shuttle mission to exchange a U.S. long-duration crew member on Mir
ⓘ
Returning Shannon Lucid after a long-duration stay on Mir ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitApogee | approximately 394 km ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 51.6 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitingBody | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitPerigee | approximately 377 km ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 159 ⓘ |
| pilot | Terrence W. Wilcutt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMission | STS-78 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
Deliver supplies and equipment to Mir
ⓘ
Return astronaut Shannon Lucid from Mir to Earth ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| programPhase | Shuttle–Mir program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnedAstronaut | Shannon W. Lucid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryObjective | Conduct scientific experiments in orbit ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyPartner | Russian Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftSerial | OV-104 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | Orbiter Vehicle ⓘ |
| spaceStationVisited | Mir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undockingDate | 1996-09-23 ⓘ |
| yearOfMission | 1996 ⓘ |
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Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-79
this entity surface form:
Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-79