Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-107
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-107
STS-107 was the 113th flight of the Space Shuttle program, and the disastrous final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 16, 2003, and during its 15 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes, 32 seconds in orbit conducted a multitude of international scientific experiments.
Space Shuttle Columbia
Serial OV-102
Launch Crew Count 7
Status Destroyed
Landing Time 2003-02-01T13:59:00+0000
Crew
Rick Husband
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1957-07-12
Deceased 2003-02-01
Status Lost In Flight
Type Government
William C. McCool
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1961-09-23
Deceased 2003-02-01
Status Lost In Flight
Type Government
David M. Brown
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1956-04-16
Deceased 2003-02-01
Status Lost In Flight
Type Government
Ilan Ramon
Payload Specialist
Nationality Israeli
Date Of Birth 1954-06-20
Deceased 2003-02-01
Status Lost In Flight
Type Government
Kalpana Chawla
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1962-03-17
Deceased 2003-02-01
Status Lost In Flight
Type Government
Laurel Clark
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1961-03-10
Deceased 2003-02-01
Status Lost In Flight
Type Government
Michael P. Anderson
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1959-12-28
Deceased 2003-02-01
Status Lost In Flight
Type Government
Space Shuttle
Height 56.10 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 28200 kN
Diameter 8.00 Meters
Mass To LEO 27500 kg
Liftoff Mass 2030 Tonnes
Launch Success 133
Consecutive Success 22
Maiden Flight 1981-04-12
Launch Failures 2
Programs
Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.
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