STS-76

Kevin P. Chilton

• Birthday: 11/03/1954
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 05/07/1992
• Last Flight: 03/22/1996

Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton is an American mechanical engineer, and former United States Air Force four-star Gen...

Richard A. Searfoss

• Birthday: 06/05/1956
• Role: Pilot
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 10/18/1993
• Last Flight: 04/17/1998

Richard Alan Searfoss was an American aviator who was United States Air Force colonel, NASA astronaut and test pilot.

Ronald M. Sega

• Birthday: 12/04/1952
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 02/03/1994
• Last Flight: 03/22/1996

Ronald "Ron" Michael Sega is professor of systems engineering and Vice President for Energy and the Environment at ...

Michael R. Clifford

• Birthday: 10/13/1952
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 12/02/1992
• Last Flight: 03/22/1996

Michael Richard Uram "Rich" Clifford is a former United States Army officer and NASA astronaut. Clifford is conside...

Linda M. Godwin

• Birthday: 07/02/1952
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 04/05/1991
• Last Flight: 12/05/2001

Linda Maxine Godwin Ph.D. is an American scientist and retired NASA astronaut. Godwin joined NASA in 1980 and became an astro...

Shannon Lucid

• Birthday: 01/14/1943
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 06/17/1985
• Last Flight: 03/22/1996

Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid is an American biochemist and a retired NASA astronaut. At one time, she held the record for the ...

Mission

STS-76

• Type: Human Exploration
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
• Launch Cost: $450,000,000

STS-76 was NASA's 76th Space Shuttle mission, and the 16th mission for Atlantis. STS-76 launched on 22 March 1996 at 3:13 am EST (UTC −5) from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39B. STS-76 lasted over 9 days, traveled about 3,800,000 miles (6,100,000 km) while orbiting Earth an estimated 145 times, and landing at 5:28 am PST (UTC −8) on 31 March 1996 at Edwards Air Force Base runway 22.

Location

Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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Launch Complex 39B has witnessed the launch of 58 rockets, including 57 orbital launch attempts. While Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, has been the site for 257 rocket launches.

The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).

Rocket

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS). Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.

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