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STS-65 (Flight # 63) 8-23 July 1994

Columbia (17)

Crew:
    Robert D. Cabana [3], Commander
    James D. Halsell [1], Pilot
    Richard J. Hieb [3], Payload Commander
    Carl E. Walz [2], Mission Specialist 2
    Leroy Chiao [1], Mission Specialist 3
    Donald A. Thomas [1], Mission Specialist 4
    Chiaki Mukai [1], Payload Specialist 1 (Japan/NASDA)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A (39)
    Date: 8 July 1994
    Time: 16:43:00 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 160 nm (184 sm)
    Inclination: 28.45 degrees
    Orbits: 235
    Duration: 14 days, 17 hours, 55 minutes, 0 seconds
    Distance: 6,143,000 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (21)
    Date: 23 July 1994
    Time: 10:38:00 UTC
    Rollout: 1 minute, 8 seconds (3,112 meters, 10,211 feet)

Highlights:
    This was the second flight of the International Microgravity Laboratory.