Missions: STS-96 SPACEHAB Completes ICC Flight

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CREW:
Posing on the platform next to the SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module in the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility (SPPF) are the STS-96 Crew: Mission Specialists Dan Barry, Tamara Jernigan, Valery Tokarev of Russia, Julie Payette; Pilot Rick Husband; Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa; and Commander Kent Rominger

LAUNCH INFO:
Date: May 27, 1999
Time: 6:50 a.m. EDT
Site: Kennedy Space Center, FL

SHUTTLE FLIGHT:
Orbiter: Discovery (OV-103)
Orbit Altitude: 173 nautical miles
Orbit Inclination: 51.6°
Mission Duration: 9 Days, 19 hours, 13 mins

ISS DOCKING:
Dock Date: May 29, 1999
Dock Time: 12:24 a.m. EDT
UnDock Date: June 3, 1999
UnDock Time: 6:39 p.m. EDT

LANDING INFO:
Date: June 6, 1999
Time: 2:04 a.m. EDT
Site: Kennedy Space Center, FL

PAYLOAD(S):
SPACEHAB-LDM Logistics Double Module (FU2/FU3)
SPACEHAB-ICC Integrated Cargo Carrier
STARSHINE Student Tracked Atmospheric Research Satellite for Heuristic International Networking Equipment
SVF Shuttle Vibration Forces Experiment
IVHM HTD Integrated Vehicle Health Monitoring - HEDS Technology Demonstration

MISSION PATCH:
Elements of the STS-96 mission patch reflect aspects of ISS: Earth-directed research, the advancement of human space exploration and international cooperation.

The seven-person crew of STS-96, an International Space Station (ISS) logistics and resupply mission, is the first crew to visit the ISS since its launch and beginning stages of orbital assembly in December 1998.

Carrying internal and resupply cargo for Station outfitting, the SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module's (LDM) standard experiment accommodations include up to 61 bulkhead-mounted middeck locker locations as well as floor storage for large unique items and soft stowage. The LDM has a capacity of up to 10,000 lb with the ability to accommodate powered payloads. It also has four external rooftop stowage locations and four double-rack locatons (two powered). During the mission, the flight crew performs various tasks in the LDM such as activation/deactivation, monitoring, and in-flight maintenance of SPACEHAB subsystems.

SPACEHAB's Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) carries the Russian cargo crane, STRELA, to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment; the SPACEHAB Oceaneering Space System Box (SHOSS) and a U.S.-built crane (ORU Transfer Device, or OTD).

The ICC can carry up to 6,000 lb of unpressurized payload. It was built for SPACEHAB by DaimlerChrysler Aerospace of Bremen, Germany and RSC Energia of Korolev, Russia.

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