STS-72
STS-72 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to capture and return to Earth a Japanese microgravity research spacecraft known as Space Flyer Unit (SFU). The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 11 January 1996.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- STS-72
- Spaceflight.image
- STS072-734-011.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Endeavour Canadarm captures the Space Flyer Unit
- Spaceflight.insignia
- Sts-72-patch.png
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Satellite retrievalResearch
- Spaceflight.operator
- NASA
- Spaceflight.orbits_completed
- 142
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- 8 days, 22 hours, 01 minute, 47 seconds
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Kennedy, LC-39B
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- UTC
- Spaceflight.landing_date
- UTC
- Spaceflight.landing_site
- Kennedy, SLF Runway 15
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Crew
- Crew seat assignments
- Spacewalks
- Mission highlights
- OAST-Flyer
- Spacewalks
- Additional payloads
- Documentary
- Image Gallery
- See also
- External links
- Notes
STS-72 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to capture and return to Earth a Japanese microgravity research spacecraft known as Space Flyer Unit (SFU). The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 11 January 1996.
==Crew==