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07/09/1995 Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched

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STS-69 Launch NASA Footage

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STS-69 Mission Highlights Resource Tape

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Space Shuttle Flight 71 (STS-69) Post Flight Presentation

Endeavour carried the Wake Shield Facility. It was a n experimental science platform that was placed in low Earth orbit by the shuttle. The purpose of the WSF was to grow thin films of materials in a near perfect vacuum. Endeavour also deployed and retrieved the Spartan 201 astronomy satellite for solar wind research.