STS-96
Jernigan outside Unity, during the mission's only EVA | |
| Names | Space Transportation System-96 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS assembly ISS logistics |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1999-030A |
| SATCAT no. | 25760 |
| Mission duration | 9 days, 19 hours, 13 minutes, 57 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 6,000,000 kilometres (3,700,000 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery |
| Launch mass | 118,857 kilograms (262,035 lb) |
| Landing mass | 100,230 kilograms (220,980 lb) |
| Payload mass | 9,097 kilograms (20,056 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 7 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 27 May 1999, 10:49:42 UTC |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 6 June 1999, 06:02:43 UTC |
| Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 15 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 326 kilometres (203 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 340 kilometres (210 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Period | 91.2 min |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | PMA-2 (Unity forward) |
| Docking date | 29 May 1999, 04:23 UTC |
| Undocking date | 3 June 1999, 22:39 UTC |
| Time docked | 5 days, 18 hours, 15 minutes |
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Left to right - Front row: Rominger, Ochoa, Husband; Back row: Barry, Payette, Tokarev, Jernigan | |
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 at the International Space Station. It was Discovery's 26th flight. 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 and returned to Kennedy on 6 June 1999, 2:02:43 AM EDT.