▁Following ▁a ▁night ▁launch ▁from ▁Kennedy ▁Space ▁Center ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Ende av our ▁rende z vous ed ▁with ▁and ▁captured ▁the ▁H ST . ▁During ▁this ▁ 1 1 - day ▁flight , ▁the ▁H ST ▁was ▁restored ▁to ▁its ▁full ▁capabilities ▁through ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁two ▁pairs ▁of ▁astr onaut s ▁during ▁a ▁record ▁ 5 ▁space wal ks . ▁Mus gra ve ▁performed ▁ 3 ▁of ▁these ▁space wal ks . ▁After ▁having ▁travel led ▁ 4 , 4 3 3 , 7 7 2 ▁miles ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 ▁or bits ▁of ▁the ▁Earth , ▁Ende av our ▁returned ▁to ▁a ▁night ▁landing ▁in ▁Florida ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Mission ▁duration ▁was ▁ 1 0 ▁days , ▁ 1 9 ▁hours , ▁ 5 9 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁ST S - 8 0 ▁ ▁On ▁ST S - 8 0 , ▁( 1 9 ▁November ▁to ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 6 ), ▁the ▁crew ▁ab o ard ▁Space ▁Sh utt le ▁Columbia ▁deployed ▁and ▁retrieved ▁the ▁W ake ▁Sh ield ▁Fac ility ▁( WS F ) ▁and ▁the ▁Or bit ing ▁Retrie v able ▁Far ▁and ▁Ext reme ▁Ult rav io let ▁Spect rom eter ▁( OR FE US ) ▁sat ell ites . ▁The ▁free - f lying ▁W SF ▁created ▁a ▁super ▁vac u um ▁in ▁its ▁w ake ▁in ▁which ▁to ▁grow ▁thin ▁film ▁w af ers ▁for