STS-78

Columbia (20)

USA

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	20.06.1996
Launch time:	14:49 UT
Launch site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:	39-B
Altitude:	278 km
Inclination:	39°
Landing date:	07.07.1996
Landing time:	12:37 UT
Landing site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Henricks	Terence Thomas "Tom"	CDR	4	16d 21h 48m	271
2	Kregel	Kevin Richard	PLT	2	16d 21h 48m	271
3	Linnehan	Richard Michael	MSP	1	16d 21h 48m	271
4	Helms	Susan Jane	MSP	3	16d 21h 48m	271
5	Brady	Charles Eldon, Jr.	MSP	1	16d 21h 48m	271
6	Favier	Jean-Jacques	PSP	1	16d 21h 48m	271
7	Thirsk	Robert Brent	PSP	1	16d 21h 48m	271

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Henricks
2	Kregel
3	Linnehan
4	Helms
5	Brady
6	Favier
7	Thirsk

Landing
1	Henricks
2	Kregel
3	Brady
4	Helms
5	Linnehan
6	Favier
7	Thirsk

Backup Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job
6	Duque	Pedro Francisco	PSP
7	Urbani	Luca	PSP

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Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Cape Canaveral (KSC).

Mission "Life and Microgravity Spacelab"; experiments in the areas of life science and materials science; experiments for planned long-duration mission onboard the ISS; longest Shuttle-flight to date.