[ America in Space ]

sts-60-sm.gif (11869 bytes)

STS-60 (Flight # 60) 3-11 February 1994

Discovery (18)

Crew:
    Charles F. Bolden [4], Commander
    Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr. [2], Pilot
    N. Jan Davis [2], Mission Specialist 1
    Ronald M. Sega [1], Mission Specialist 2
    Franklin R. Chang-Diaz [4], Mission Specialist 3
    Sergei K. Krikalyov [3], Mission Specialist 4 (Russia)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A (37)
    Date: 3 February 1994
    Time: 12:10:00 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 191 nm
    Inclination: 57.0 degrees
    Orbits: 130
    Duration: 8 days, 7 hours, 9 minutes, 22 seconds
    Distance: 3,439,704 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center, FL (19)
    Date: 11 February 1994
    Time: 19:19:22 UTC
    Rollout: 50 seconds (2,369 meters, 7,771 feet)

Highlights:
    This flight marked the first time a Russian cosmonaut flew aboard the shuttle. SPACEHAB-2 was a major payload for this flight. Attempts to deploy the Wake Shield Facility failed due to problems with the payload's attitude control system.