1999 · Lockheed Space Operations Company
STS-96
successSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-96
STS-96 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery, and the first shuttle flight to dock with the International Space Station. The shuttle carried the Spacehab module in the payload, filled with cargo for station outfitting. STS-96 launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 27 May 1999 at 06:49:42 AM EDT.
Overview
- Date / time
- May 27, 1999 at 10:49 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 39B
- Mission
- STS-96
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit