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STS-77

STS-77 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission focused on commercial microgravity research, technology demonstrations, and free-flyer rendezvous operations. NASA lists the six-person crew as John Casper, Curtis Brown, Daniel Bursch, Mario Runco Jr., Marc Garneau, and Andrew Thomas. The flight carried the SPACEHAB-4 research module, Spartan 207 with the Inflatable Antenna Experiment, and the Technology Experiments for Advancing Missions in Space suite. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Marc Garneau supported Canadian experiments and retrieved Spartan with the Canadarm.

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Endeavour STS-77SPACEHAB-4SPARTAN 207Inflatable Antenna ExperimentIAETEAMSSTS 77
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STS-77
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completed

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Description
STS-77 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission focused on commercial microgravity research, technology demonstrations, and free-flyer rendezvous operations. NASA lists the six-person crew as John Casper, Curtis Brown, Daniel Bursch, Mario Runco Jr., Marc Garneau, and Andrew Thomas. The flight carried the SPACEHAB-4 research module, Spartan 207 with the Inflatable Antenna Experiment, and the Technology Experiments for Advancing Missions in Space suite. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Marc Garneau supported Canadian experiments and retrieved Spartan with the Canadarm.
End Date
1996-05-29
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Outcome
Successfully completed SPACEHAB-4 research, deployed and recovered Spartan 207 after the Inflatable Antenna Experiment, and conducted multiple PAMS rendezvous demonstrations; one SPACEHAB experiment failed, while the orbiter had no significant on-orbit problems.
Program
Space Shuttle program
Start Date
1996-05-19
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April 26, 2026 at 16:15:04 UTC
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July 19, 2026 at 17:20:18 UTC

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