United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-79
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.September 16, 1996Add to calendar
United Space Alliance's 1st launch · 1st this year · humanity's 4,102nd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Sep 16, 08:54 – Sep 16, 08:54 UTC
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STS-79
STS-79 was the 17th flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis, and the 79th mission of the Space Shuttle program. The flight saw Atlantis dock with the Russian space station Mir to deliver equipment, supplies and relief personnel. A variety of scientific experiments were also conducted aboard Atlantis by her crew. It was the first shuttle mission to rendezvous with a fully assembled Mir, and the fourth rendezvous of a shuttle to the space station.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
John E. BlahaMission Specialist · NASA
William F. ReaddyCommander · NASA
Thomas AkersMission Specialist · NASA
Terrence W. WilcuttPilot · NASA
Carl E. WalzMission Specialist · NASA
Jerome AptMission Specialist · NASA
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- STS-79 launch (9-16-96) — 3210andLiftoff
