Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-78

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Lockheed Martin Space Operations (Commercial)
• Rocket: Space Shuttle

Mission

STS-78 was the fifth dedicated Life and Microgravity Spacelab mission for the Space Shuttle program, flown partly in preparation for the International Space Station project. The mission used the Space Shuttle Columbia, which lifted off successfully from Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39-B on 20 June 1996.

• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Launch Complex 39B
• Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Program

• Space Shuttle — The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011. (Wikipedia)