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| STS-93 (Flight # 95) | 23-28 July 1999 | Columbia (26) |
Crew:
Eileen
M. Collins [3], Commander
Jeffrey
S. Ashby [1], Pilot
Steven
A. Hawley [5], Mission Specialist
Catherine
G. Coleman [2], Mission Specialist
Michel
Tognini [2], Mission Specialist (France/CNES)
Launch:
Pad: 39-B (41)
Date: 23 July 1999
Time: 04:31:00 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 153 nm
Inclination: 28.4 degrees
Orbits: 80
Duration: 4 days, 22 hours, 49 minutes, 37 seconds
Distance: 1,796,000 miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (48)
Date: 28 July 1999
Time: 03:20:37 UTC
Rollout: 43 seconds (2,088 meters, 6,851 feet)
Highlights:
The primary objective for this mission was deployment of the Chandra
X-Ray Observatory. STS-93 was the first shuttle mission to be commanded by a woman.
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