STS-72 Mission Patch

74th Space Shuttle Mission

10th Flight of Endeavour

Crew:

Brian Duffy, Commander

Brent W. Jett, Jr., Pilot

Daniel T. Barry, Mission Specialist

Leroy Chiao, Mission Specialist

Winston E. Scott, Mission Specialist

Kiochi Wakata, Mission Specialist

The orbiting Japanese Space Flyer Unit (SFU) was retrieved using the Shuttle's remote manipulator system. The scientific satellite was launched on March 18, 1995 aboard a Japanese H-2 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center.