STS-93
STS-93 in 1999 marked the 95th launch of the Space Shuttle, the 26th launch of Columbia, and the 21st night launch of a Space Shuttle. Eileen Collins became the first female shuttle Commander on this flight. Its primary mission was to launch the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the heaviest payload ever carried by the Space Shuttle system, at 22,780 kilograms (50,222 lb).
- Программа
- Space Shuttle program
- Запуск
- 23 июл. 1999 г.
- Возвращение
- 27 июл. 1999 г.
- Продолжительность
- 4 дней
- Итог
- Успех
Экипаж
- 🇺🇸 Jeffrey Ashby —
- 🇺🇸 Catherine Coleman —
- 🇺🇸 Eileen Collins —
- 🇺🇸 Steven Hawley —
- 🇫🇷 Michel Tognini —