STS-77

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STS-77
Organization NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Human Crew,Life Science
Launch date May 19, 1996 (1996-05-19)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1996-032A
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 23870
Additional Information Here
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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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