Front row (L-R): Terence Henricks, Kevin Kregel
Back row (L-R): Jean-Jacques Favier, Richard Linnehan, Susan Helms, Charles Brady, Robert Thirsk
Mission patch
Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-78), launched June 20, 1996, studied the effects long-duration spaceflight on the human body, in preparation for International Space Station expeditions.
Its crew consisted of Commander Terence Henricks, Pilot Kevin Kregel, Richard Linnehan, Susan Helms, Charles Brady, Jean-Jacques Favier (CNES) and Robert Thirsk (CSA).
When the Solid Rocket Boosters were recovered, analysis showed damage to field joints, probably caused by hot gases. There was no action with safety, but it was similar damage that caused Challenger to break apart in 1986.
They returned to Earth July 7.
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