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STS-77 Mission Profile
Launch Date
May 19, 1996
Launch Time
06:30:00 AM EST
Launch Window
2 hours 30 minutes
Launch Site
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Launch Pad
39B
Mission Duration
10 days, 0 hours, 40 minutes, 10 seconds
Orbiter Vehicle
Endeavour (OV-105)
Flight Number
STS-77
Inclination
39 degrees
Altitude
176 nautical miles or 283 kilometres
Landing Date
May 29, 1996
Landing Time
7:09:18 AM EST
Landing Site
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Mission Type
Proximity and rendezvous mission
Crew
Commander: Colonel John H. Casper (USAF
Pilot: Lieutenant-Colonel Curtis L. Brown, Jr. (USAF)
Mission Specialists:
- Commander Daniel W. Bursch (USN)
- Mario Runco, Jr.
- Marc Garneau, Ph.D. (Canadian Space Agency)
- Andrew S.W. Thomas, Ph.D.
Pilot: Lieutenant-Colonel Curtis L. Brown, Jr. (USAF)
Mission Specialists:
- Commander Daniel W. Bursch (USN)
- Mario Runco, Jr.
- Marc Garneau, Ph.D. (Canadian Space Agency)
- Andrew S.W. Thomas, Ph.D.
Canadian Payloads
Commercial Float Zone Furnace (CFZF)
Aquatic Research Facility (ARF)
Nanocrystal Get Away Special (NANO-GAS)
Atlantic Canada Thin Organic Semiconductors (ACTORS)
Aquatic Research Facility (ARF)
Nanocrystal Get Away Special (NANO-GAS)
Atlantic Canada Thin Organic Semiconductors (ACTORS)
Cargo Bay Payloads
Spacehab-4
Spartan 207/Inflatable Antenna Experiment (IAE)
Technology Experiments Advancing Missions in Space (TEAMS)
Brilliant Eyes Ten-Kelvin Sorption Crycooler Experiment (BETSCE)
Gas Bridge Assembly (GBA)
Get-Away Special Canisters (GAS)
Reduced-Fill Tank Pressure Control Experiment (RFTPCE)
Spartan 207/Inflatable Antenna Experiment (IAE)
Technology Experiments Advancing Missions in Space (TEAMS)
Brilliant Eyes Ten-Kelvin Sorption Crycooler Experiment (BETSCE)
Gas Bridge Assembly (GBA)
Get-Away Special Canisters (GAS)
Reduced-Fill Tank Pressure Control Experiment (RFTPCE)
