STS-79

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:software
gptkb:automobile
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
gptkbp:collaborations Involving NASA and Roscosmos
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Alexander_Kaleri
gptkb:David_A._Wolf
gptkb:Thomas_D._Jones
gptkb:Carl_E._Walz
gptkb:television_series
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:elevation Conducted during mission
gptkbp:game_world Landing at Kennedy Space Center
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Mir_space_station
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:spacecraft
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:STS-78
gptkb:Atlantis
gptkb:STS-80
gptkb:STS-79_patch
Completed
Data analysis
International cooperation
Low Earth Orbit
Successful
Public outreach
Scientific publications
First shuttle mission to dock with Mir
International Space Station assembly
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:notable_event First shuttle mission to dock with Mir
gptkbp:objective Conduct scientific experiments
Transfer crew and supplies to Mir
Transfer supplies to Mir
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 51.6 degrees
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:STS-78
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Mir
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
gptkbp:research gptkb:satellite
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:seating_capacity gptkb:Spacehab_module
3,000 kg
4,000 kg
20,000 kg
Multiple experiments and supplies
gptkbp:significance Paved the way for future missions to Mir
Strengthened US-Russian cooperation in space
Contributed to the International Space Station program
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:STS-80
gptkb:theorem