STS-79

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:collaboration Involving NASA and Roscosmos
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Alexander_Kaleri
gptkb:David_A._Wolf
gptkb:Thomas_D._Jones
gptkb:Carl_E._Walz
gptkb:Shannon_W._Lucid
gptkb:Sergei_Avdeyev
gptkb:Eugene_Cernan
gptkb:Robert_L._Crippen
gptkb:Yuri_Malyshev
gptkb:Charles_D._Gemar
gptkb:John_W._Young
gptkb:Jerry_L._Ross
gptkb:Vladimir_Dezhurov
gptkb:John_M._Lounge
gptkb:Michael_J._Bloomfield
gptkb:Viktor_Afanasyev
gptkb:William_F._Readdy
gptkb:Alexander_B._Serebrov
gptkb:Alexander_Serebrov
gptkb:Fred_W._Leslie
Russian language training
Emergency procedures training
Extensive pre-flight training
Extensive training for docking procedures
Training for scientific experiments
Scientific experiment training
Simulations for docking with Mir
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:7
gptkbp:docking_system gptkb:Mir_space_station
gptkbp:homeworld Landing at Kennedy Space Center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label STS-79
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Mir_space_station
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
1996-09-26
September 26, 1996
gptkbp:launch_date 1996-09-16
1996-09-12
14:00 UTC
September 16, 1996
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:STS-78
gptkb:STS-79_patch
Completed
Data analysis
Successful
Public outreach
Scientific publications
Debriefing sessions
Mission report preparation
STS-79 mission patch
to dock with Mir
to transfer a female astronaut to Mir
gptkbp:mission_duration 14 days
10 days
gptkbp:mission_type International cooperation
International Space Station assembly
gptkbp:notable_event First shuttle mission to dock with Mir
gptkbp:notable_mission First shuttle mission to dock with Mir
gptkbp:objective Conduct scientific experiments
Transfer crew and supplies to Mir
Transfer supplies to Mir
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Atlantis
Low Earth Orbit
gptkbp:orbital_altitude Conducted during mission
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 51.6 degrees
gptkbp:payload_capacity gptkb:Spacehab_module
3,000 kg
4,000 kg
20,000 kg
Multiple experiments and supplies
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:STS-78
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:STS-80
gptkbp:related_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
gptkbp:research gptkb:Earth_observation
Fluid mechanics
Materials science
Material science
Biological studies
Microgravity research
Microgravity experiments
Fluid Physics experiments
Technology demonstrations
Biological experiments
Fluid physics experiments
Combustion science
Materials science experiments
gptkbp:significance Paved the way for future missions to Mir
Strengthened US-Russian cooperation in space
Contributed to the International Space Station program
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:Mir
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:STS-80
gptkbp:success gptkb:true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Challenger
gptkb:KSC_Launch_Complex_67
gptkb:Challenger
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkb:David_Wolf
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4