STS-77
From The Space Library
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| Organization | NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Human Crew,Life Science |
| Launch date | May 19, 1996 |
| Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 1996-032A |
| Experiments | Here |
| Alternate Names | 23870 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| Telecommunications Information | Here |
| Data Collection | Here |
| Payload Mass Up | 12233.0 kg |
STS 77 was a Shuttle Endeavour mission launched from Cape Canaveral. The main mission was to release an inflatable antenna, IAE. The release occurred from a platform called Spartan 207 which in turn was released from the shuttle a few hours later. The third object released was an experimental 35 kg minispacecraft, PAMS-STU. STS 77 carried the usual complement of crystal, metal, and biomedical experimental gear along with 32,000 sea urchin eggs and a supply of sperm to squirt on them, all in the Spacelab module. A new fizzy Coca-Cola delivering experimental device failed to perform satisfactorily.
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