STS-73

Columbia (18)

USA

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	20.10.1995
Launch time:	13:53 UT
Launch site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:	39-B
Altitude:	278 km
Inclination:	39,0°
Landing date:	05.11.1995
Landing time:	11:45 UT
Landing site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)

walkout photo

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Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Bowersox	Kenneth Dwane "Sox"	CDR	3	15d 21h 53m	255
2	Rominger	Kent Vernon	PLT	1	15d 21h 53m	255
3	Coleman	Catherine Grace "Cady"	MSP	1	15d 21h 53m	255
4	Lopez-Alegria	Michael Eladio "LA"	MSP	1	15d 21h 53m	255
5	Thornton	Kathryn Cordell Ryan	MSP	4	15d 21h 53m	255
6	Leslie	Fred Weldon	PSP	1	15d 21h 53m	255
7	Sacco	Albert, Jr. "Al"	PSP	1	15d 21h 53m	255

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Bowersox
2	Rominger
3	Coleman
4	Lopez-Alegria
5	Thornton
6	Leslie
7	Sacco

Landing
1	Bowersox
2	Rominger
3	Thornton
4	Lopez-Alegria
5	Coleman
6	Leslie
7	Sacco

Backup Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job
6	Holt	Ray Glynn	PSP
7	Matthiesen	David Henry	PSP

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Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Cape Canaveral (KSC).

Mission "United States Microlaboratory" (USML-2); various experiments in the areas of fluidphysics, materials science, biotechnology and the researchers found new insights into the theoretical models of the role of gravity in combustion and flame spreading.

Photos / Drawings

©			Last update on August 22, 2009.