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STS-73 (Flight # 72) 20 October - 5 November 1995

Columbia (18)

Crew:
    Kenneth D. Bowersox [3], Commander
    Kent V. Rominger [1], Pilot
    Kathryn C. Thornton [4], Payload Commander
    Catherine G. Coleman [1], Mission Specialist
    Michael E. Lopez-Alegria [1], Mission Specialist
    Fred W. Leslie [1], Payload Specialist
    Albert Sacco, Jr. [1], Payload Specialist

Launch:
    Pad: 39-B (29)
    Date: 20 October 1995
    Time: 13:53:00 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 150 nm (172 statute miles)
    Inclination: 39.0 degrees
    Orbits: 256
    Duration: 15 days, 21 hours, 52 minutes, 21 seconds
    Distance: 6.6 million miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (26)
    Date: 5 November 1995
    Time: 11:45:21 UTC
    Rollout: 55 seconds (2,753 meters, 9,032 feet)

Highlights:
    This was the second flight of the U.S. Microgravity Laboratory.