Sunday, November 19, 2017

Columbia (STS-80) launched 1996

Back row (L-R): Tamara Jernigan, Thomas Jones
Front row (L-R): Kent Rominger, Story Musgrove, Kenneth Cockrell


Mission patch

Columbia blasted off November 19, 1996 was the longest Space Shuttle flight, lasting 17 days, 15 hours and 53 minutes.  Her crew was Commander Kenneth Cockrell, Pilot Kent Rominger, Mission Specialist Story Musgrave, Mission Specialist Thomas Jones and Mission Specialist Tamara Jernigan.

Tom Jones and Tamara Jernigan were to have performed two EVAs but both were cancelled.

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