Extended Duration Missions
Extended duration missions began in 1992 when the orbiter Columbia, outfitted with Extended Duration Orbiter (EDO) hardware, embarked on the longest shuttle flight to date at that time, Mission
STS-50. Endeavour later became the second orbiter in the fleet to be outfitted with EDO hardware for longer flights. Typical shuttle flights last about 10 days; extended duration flights initially lasted up to about 13 days and now can be approximately 16 days in length.
Flights are listed by length, beginning with the longest.
STS-80
Columbia, Nov. 19 - Dec. 7, 1996 -- Mission duration 17 days, 15 hours, 53 minutes, 18 seconds
STS-78
Columbia, June 20 - July 7, 1996 -- Mission duration 16 days, 21 hours, 47 minutes, 45 seconds
STS-67
Endeavour, March 2 - 18, 1995 -- Mission duration 16 days, 15 hours, nine minutes, 46 seconds.
STS-67 was first in a series of flights scheduled to last in the 16-day range, further advancing
extended duration flights.
STS-73
Columbia, Oct. 20 - Nov. 5, 1995 -- Mission duration 15 days, 21 hours, 53 minutes, 16 seconds
STS-90
Columbia, April 17 - May 3, 1998 -- Mission duration 15 days, 21 hours, 50 minutes, 58 seconds
STS-123
Endeavour, March 11 - March 26, 2008 -- Mission Duration 15 days, 18 hours, 11 minutes, 3 seconds
STS-75
Columbia, Feb. 22 - March 9, 1996 -- Mission duration 15 days, 17 hours, 40 minutes, 21 seconds
STS-94
Columbia, July 1 - 17, 1997 -- Mission duration 15 days, 16 hours, 46 minutes
STS-87
Columbia, Nov. 19 - Dec. 5, 1997 -- Mission duration 15 days, 16 hours, 35 minutes, one second
STS-120
Discovery, Oct. 23 - Nov. 7, 2007 -- Mission duration 15 days, 2 hours, 23 minutes
STS-65
Columbia, July 8 - 23, 1994 -- Mission duration 14 days, 17 hours, 55 minutes, one second
STS-58
Columbia, Oct. 18 - Nov. 1, 1993 -- Mission duration 14 days, 12 minutes, 32 seconds
STS-62
Columbia, March 4 - 18, 1994 -- Mission duration 13 days, 23 hours, 16 minutes, 41 seconds
STS-50
Columbia, June 25 - July 9, 1992 -- Mission duration 13 days, 19 hours, 30 minutes, four seconds
