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STS-78 Columbia, OV-102, liftoff from KSC Launch Pad 39B
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STS078-S-008 (20 June 1996) --- With an international payload and crew aboard, the Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off from Launch Pad 39B, at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Possibly expected to be NASA's longest duration Shuttle flight to date, the mission officially began at 10:49:00 a.m. (EDT), June 20, 1996. Onboard for Columbia’s 20th flight were astronauts Terence T. (Tom) Henricks, mission commander; Kevin R. Kregel, pilot; Susan J. Helms, payload commander; and Richard M.
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