COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Record
Title:
STS-72 Landing
Full Description:
The Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour and its crew of six glide in to Runway 15 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility after spending nine days in space on the STS-72 mission, the first Shuttle flight of 1996. It is the eighth night landing of the Shuttle since the program began in 1981, but only the third night landing at KSC. Highlights of the mission were the retrieval of the Japanese Space Flyer Unit (SFU), the deployment and retrieval of NASA's Office of Aeronauts and Space Techology-Flyer (OAST-Flyer), and two Extravehicular Activities (EVA's) or spacewalks.
Date:
1/20/1996
NASA Center:
Kennedy Space Center
Subject Category:
Space Shuttle
Keywords:
Endeavour
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
SFU
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_when:
1-20-1996
facet_when_year:
1981
Image #:
96PC-0155
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-000971
Center:
KSC
Center Number:
96PC-0155
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000971
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL
