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>as much as the shuttle ever accomplished
>kept 5 astronauts alive 17 days, 15 hours and 53 minutes before returning them safely to Earth.
STS-80 Columbia Nov. 19 - Dec. 7, 1996 -- Mission duration 17 days, 15 hours, 53 minutes, 18 seconds.
https://www.fai.org/news/20-years-ago-nasa%E2%80%99s-space-shuttle-breaks-world-record-longest-time-space

>Space Shuttle mission accomplishments
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_program#Accomplishments
have included:
Spacelab missions Including:
Science
Astronomy
Crystal growth
Space physics
Construction of the International Space Station (ISS)
Crew rotation and servicing of Mir and the International Space Station (ISS)
Servicing missions, such as to repair the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and orbiting satellites
Human experiments in low Earth orbit (LEO)
Carried to low Earth orbit (LEO):
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
Components of the International Space Station (ISS)
Supplies in Spacehab modules or Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules
The Long Duration Exposure Facility
The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
The Mir Shuttle Docking Node
Carried satellites with a booster, such as the Payload Assist Module (PAM-D) or the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), to the point where the booster sends the satellite to:
A higher Earth orbit; these have included:
Chandra X-ray Observatory
The first six TDRS satellites
Two DSCS-III (Defense Satellite Communications System) communications satellites in one mission
A Defense Support Program satellite
An interplanetary mission; these have included:
Magellan
Galileo
Ulysses