STS-93

Columbia (26)

USA

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	23.07.1999
Launch time:	05:31 UT
Launch site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:	39-B
Altitude:	283 km
Inclination:	28,4°
Landing date:	28.07.1999
Landing time:	04:21 UT
Landing site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Collins	Eileen Marie "MOM"	CDR	3	4d 22h 50m	80
2	Ashby	Jeffrey Shears "Bones"	PLT	1	4d 22h 50m	80
3	Coleman	Catherine Grace "Cady"	MSP	2	4d 22h 50m	80
4	Hawley	Steven Alan	MSP	5	4d 22h 50m	80
5	Tognini	Michel Ange-Charles	MSP	2	4d 22h 50m	80

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Collins
2	Ashby
3	Tognini
4	Hawley
5	Coleman

Landing
1	Collins
2	Ashby
3	Coleman
4	Hawley
5	Tognini

Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC) after two delayed launches due of technical problems and bad weather; landing on Cape Canaveral (KSC); Columbia did not reach the planned orbit.

Deploying of X-Ray-telescope CHANDRA; scientific work with the Southwest Ultraviolet Imaging System (SWUIS); Collins became first female Shuttle-commander; several secondary payloads.