STS-77
[1] The mission began from launch pad 39B from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 19 May 1996 lasting 10 days and 40 minutes and completing 161 revolutions before landing on runway 33.They included the Global Positioning System (GPS) Attitude and Navigation Experiment (GANE) to determine to what accuracy the GPS system can supply attitude information to a space vehicle; the Vented Tank Resupply Experiment (VTRE) to test improved methods for in-space refueling; the Liquid Metal Thermal Experiment (LMTE) to evaluate the performance of liquid metal heat pipes in microgravity conditions, and the Passive Aerodynamically Stabilized Magnetically Damped Satellite (PAMS) payload to demonstrate the technology of the principle of aerodynamic stabilization in the upper atmosphere.A Coca-Cola fountain dispenser (officially a Fluids Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus-2 or FGBA-2) was developed for use on STS-77 as a test bed to determine if carbonated beverages can be produced from separately stored carbon dioxide, water and flavored syrups and determine if the resulting fluids can be made available for consumption without bubble nucleation and resulting foam formation.The two red portions of the NASA logo on the left of the insignia symbolize the flight's numerical designation in the Space Transportation System's mission sequence.This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
COSPAR IDSATCAT no.Space ShuttleEndeavourJohn H. CasperCurtis L. Brown, Jr.Andrew S. ThomasDaniel W. BurschMario Runco, Jr.Marc GarneauKennedyLC-39BSLF Runway 33GeocentricLow EarthPerigee altitudeApogee altitudeInclinationPeriodSpace Shuttle programSTS-76STS-78Space Shuttle EndeavourKennedy Space CenterL'GardeInflatable Antenna ExperimentPositionSPACEHABCoca-ColaSTS-63List of human spaceflightsList of human spaceflights to MirList of Space Shuttle missionsOutline of space scienceNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWayback MachineSTS-49STS-47STS-54STS-57STS-61STS-59STS-68STS-67STS-69STS-72STS-89STS-88STS-99STS-97STS-100STS-108STS-111STS-113STS-118STS-123STS-126STS-127STS-130STS-134California Science CenterLos AngelesU.S. Space Shuttle missions(crews)Approach and Landing TestsSTS-41-BSTS-41-CSTS-41-DSTS-41-GSTS-51-ASTS-51-CSTS-51-DSTS-51-BSTS-51-GSTS-51-FSTS-51-ISTS-51-JSTS-61-ASTS-61-BSTS-61-CSTS-51-LSTS-26STS-27STS-29STS-30STS-28STS-34STS-33STS-32STS-36STS-31STS-41STS-38STS-35STS-37STS-39STS-40STS-43STS-48STS-44STS-42STS-45STS-50STS-46STS-52STS-53STS-56STS-55STS-51STS-58STS-60STS-62STS-65STS-64STS-66STS-71STS-70STS-73STS-74STS-75STS-79STS-80STS-81STS-82STS-83STS-84