STS-72 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
11 Jan 1996, 9:41am
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 39B
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Space Shuttle
Crew
Brian Duffy
Brent W. Jett Jr.
Winston E. Scott
Daniel T. Barry
Leroy Chiao
Koichi Wakata
Mission
STS-72
Mission Type
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
STS-72 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to capture and return to Earth a Japanese 16 spacecraft known as Space Flyer Unit (SFU). The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 11 January 1996.
Available Replays
Live
STS-72 launch & landing (1-11-96)
Updated: Apr 16, 10:45am UTC
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