STS-40
STS-40, the eleventh launch of Space Shuttle Columbia, was a nine-day mission in June 1991. It carried the Spacelab module for Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1), the fifth Spacelab mission and the first dedicated solely to biology. STS-40 was the first spaceflight that included three women crew members.
- Program
- Space Shuttle program
- Launch
- Jun 5, 1991
- Return
- Jun 14, 1991
- Duration
- 9 days
- Outcome
- Success
Crew
- 🇺🇸 James P. Bagian —
- 🇺🇸 F. Drew Gaffney —
- 🇺🇸 Sidney M. Gutierrez —
- 🇺🇸 Millie Hughes-Fulford —
- 🇺🇸 Tamara E. Jernigan —
- 🇺🇸 Bryan D. O'Connor —
- 🇺🇸 Margaret Rhea Seddon —