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STS-63 (Flight # 67) 3-11 February 1995

Discovery (20)

Crew:
    James D. Wetherbee [3], Commander
    Eileen M. Collins [1], Pilot
    C. Michael Foale [3], Mission Specialist
    Janice E. Voss [2], Mission Specialist
    Bernard A. Harris, Jr. [2], M.D., Mission Specialist
    Vladimar G. Titov [3], Cosmonaut (Russia)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-B (27)
    Date: 3 Februay 1995
    Time: 05:22:04 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 213 nm
    Inclination: 51.6 degrees
    Orbits: 129
    Duration: 8 days, 6 hours, 28 minutes, 15 seconds
    Distance: 2,992,806 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center, FL (22)
    Date: 11 February 1995
    Time: 11:50:19 UTC
    Rollout: 1 minute, 20 seconds (3,355 meters, 11,008 feet)

Highlights:
    This flight featured the first female shuttle pilot. STS-63 also had a rendezvous with Mir, closing to 37 feet. There was no docking. SPACEHAB-3 experiments were also performed.