The first Frenchwoman in space, Claudie Haigneré, visited the Mir space station for 16 days in 1996, as part of the Russian-French Cassiopée mission. Haigneré was a cosmonaut for the "Centre National d'Études Spatiales" and later the European Space Agency.
Prior to June 16th, 2007, Shannon Lucid held the record for the longest duration spaceflight.
After that Sunitha Williams holds the record at 195 days.
09/19/1996 After 181 days, astronaut Shannon Lucid breaks endurance record in space
Shannon Lucid set the U.S. record for longest stay in space in 1996
Shannon Lucid spent 188 days in space in 1996.
space achievement on november 1996
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Shannon Lucid, a retired NASA astronaut set the record for the longest duration of stay in space by an American and a woman in 1996. He record was bettered in 2007 by Sunita Williams.
09/19/1996 After 181 days, astronaut Shannon Lucid breaks endurance record in space
Shannon Lucid set the U.S. record for longest stay in space in 1996
Shannon Lucid spent 188 days in space in 1996.
1996.
Homeboys in Outer Space - 1996 The Longest Yard and a Half or the Shawshank Redemption Center 1-15 was released on: USA: 28 January 1997
The cast of The Longest Season - 1996 includes: Susan Vinciotti as Secretary
space achievement on november 1996
Space shuttle Columbia was launched on its 21st mission, STS80, with a crew of five (four men and one woman) on November 19, 1996. The flight lasted 17 days 17 days 15 hr 53 min 26 sec to main gear shutdown.
Space Cases - 1996 was released on: USA: 2 March 1996
Rakesh Sharma - first Indian to travel into space - No significant contribution to space science Kalpana Chawla - first Indian woman to travel into space and also first Indian to perish in space - No significant contribution to space science other than a few experiments conducted on the space shuttle Sunita Williams - Longest unbroken space flight by a woman. Sunita surpassed the record of 188 days and 4 hours set by Shannon Lucid in 1996. Sunita who is aboard the International Space Station also set the record for the longest female spacewalk at 22 hours 27 minutes. But neither of those two are significant contributions to space science!
Space Guy - 1996 TV was released on: USA: 1996 (limited)