Day: May 19, 1996

STS-77

Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle Endeavour lifts off on the 77th shuttle mission, a ten-day flight to perform experiments in the cargo-bay-mounted SPACEHAB module, and a test of a free-flying inflatible antenna system. The crew also communicates with astronaut Shannon Lucid aboard Mir, though Endeavour and Mir are in different orbits. Aboard Endeavour for her 11th flight are Commander John Casper, Pilot Curtis Brown, and mission specialists Daniel Bursch, Mario Runco, Marc Garneau and Andrew Thomas.

The Outer Limits: Afterlife

The Outer LimitsPremium cable channel Showtime airs the 36th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of Leslie Stevens’ 1960s science fiction anthology series. Clancy Brown (Highlander, Earth 2) guest stars.

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