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STS-78 Crew Portrait
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STS-78 Crew Portrait |
| Date of Image |
1996-04-01 |
| Full Description |
The crew assigned to the STS-78 mission included (seated left to right) Terrence T. (Tom) Henricks, commander, and Kevin R. Kregel, pilot. Standing, left to right, are Jean-Jacques Favier (CNES), payload specialist, Richard M. Linneham, mission specialist, Susan J. Helms, payload commander, Charles E. Brady, mission specialist, and Robert Brent Thirsk (CSA). Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on June 20, 1996 at 10:49:00 am (EDT), the STS-78 mission?s primary payloads was the Life and Microgravity Spacelab (LMS). Five space agencies (NASA/USA, European Space Agency/Europe (ESA), French Space Agency/France, Canadian Space Agency /Canada, and Italian Space Agency/Italy) along with research scientists from 10 countries worked together on the design, development and construction of the LMS. |
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