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KSC-96pc1333
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — The final Space Shuttle flight of 1996 comes to a successful close as the orbiter Columbia touches down on Runway 33 of KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown occurred at 6:49:05 a.m. EST, Dec. 7. The mission duration of 17 days, 15 hours and 53 minutes establishes a new record for extended Shuttle flight. The five- member STS-80 crew is led by Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell and Pilot Kent V. Rominger. The three mission specialists on board are Tamara E.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-96pc1333. NASA/KSC, 1996-12-07. Public domain. ID: KSC-96pc1333.