Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-96
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.May 27, 1999Add to calendar
Lockheed Space Operations Company's 64th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 4,320th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 27, 10:49 – May 27, 10:49 UTC
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STS-96
STS-96 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery, and the first shuttle flight to dock with the International Space Station. The shuttle carried the Spacehab module in the payload, filled with cargo for station outfitting. STS-96 launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 27 May 1999 at 06:49:42 AM EDT.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Rick HusbandPilot · NASA
Julie PayetteMission Specialist · CSA
Valeri TokarevMission Specialist · RFSA
Tamara E. JerniganMission Specialist · NASA
Ellen OchoaMission Specialist · NASA
Kent RomingerCommander · NASA
Daniel T. BarryMission Specialist · NASA
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- STS-96 launch (5-27-99) — 3210andLiftoff
