Crew:
Charles Bolden [4], Commander
Kenneth Reightler [2], Pilot
Nancy Davis [2], Mission Specialist
Ronald Sega [1], Mission Specialist
Franklin Chang-Diaz [4], Mission Specialist
Sergei Krikalyov [3], Mission Specialist (Russia)
Launch:
Pad: 39-A [37]
Date: 3 February 1994
Time: 12:10:00 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 191 nm
Inclination: 57 degrees
Orbits: 130
Duration: 8 days, 7 hours, 9 minutes, 22 seconds
Distance: 3,439,704 miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 33, 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.
Archived NASA mission page for STS-60
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