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Lockheed Space Operations Company
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-96
Space Shuttle
May 27, 10:49 AM UTC
May 27, 10:49 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
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 with the International Space Station. 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.
- Type
- Human Exploration
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Programs
- International Space Station, Space Shuttle
Launch Site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 39B
- Location
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA