Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-73
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-73
STS-73 was a Space Shuttle program mission, during October–November 1995, on board the space shuttle Columbia. The mission was the second mission for the United States Microgravity Laboratory. The crew, who spent 16 days in space, were broken up into 2 teams, the red team and the blue team. The mission also included several Detailed Test Objectives or DTO's.
Space Shuttle Columbia
Serial OV-102
Launch Crew Count 7
Status Destroyed
Landing Time 1995-11-05T11:45:00+0000
Crew
Ken Bowersox
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1956-11-14
Status Retired
Type Government
Kent Rominger
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1956-08-07
Status Retired
Type Government
Albert Sacco
Payload Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1949-05-03
Status Retired
Type Payload Specialist
Catherine Coleman
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1960-12-14
Status Retired
Type Government
Frederick W. Leslie
Payload Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1951-12-19
Status Retired
Type Payload Specialist
Kathryn C. Thornton
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1952-08-17
Status Retired
Type Government
Michael López-Alegría
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1958-05-30
Status Active
Type Private
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.
