STS-96
STS-96 was a Space Shuttle Discovery logistics and assembly mission to the International Space Station. It became the first Shuttle mission to dock with the ISS, delivering supplies, water, equipment, and external hardware to the early Zarya and Unity station configuration.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Discovery STS-96Second International Space Station FlightFirst Shuttle Docking with ISSISS Logistics FlightSTARSHINE DeploymentSTS 96
- Name
- STS-96
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- Description
- STS-96 was a Space Shuttle Discovery logistics and assembly mission to the International Space Station. It became the first Shuttle mission to dock with the ISS, delivering supplies, water, equipment, and external hardware to the early Zarya and Unity station configuration.
- End Date
- 1999-06-06
- Landing Site
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully accomplished all major objectives on the second ISS flight and first Shuttle docking with the station, transferring 3,567 pounds of supplies, installing cranes and external assembly hardware during a 7-hour 55-minute EVA, repairing station systems, reboosting the complex, and deploying STARSHINE.
- Program
- Space Shuttle program
- Start Date
- 1999-05-27
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-96/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-96
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 3, 2026 at 03:11:32 UTC
- Image
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- Updated Time
- July 15, 2026 at 00:33:50 UTC
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- Affiliations
- Space Stations
- Vehicles