Conference 7.286::space

974.0. "STS-94 (Columbia) Microgravity Science Laboratory" by RDGE44::AS_CLIFFE (I'll warp my own space-time ...) Thu May 22 1997 05:41

    NOTE: This is a reflight of mission STS-83, which was curtailed due to
          anomalies in the fuel cells aboard Columbia.
    
    
    Target launch date/time -- July 1, 1997, 2:37 p.m. EDT (under review)
    
    Orbiter -- Columbia (OV-102)
    
    Mission Number -- 85th Shuttle flight; 23nd flight of Columbia
    Launch window -- 2 hours, 30 minutes
    Pad -- 39A
    Landing -- KSC, July 17, 7:23 a.m.
    Mission duration -- 15 days, 16 hours, 46 minutes
    Inclination/altitude -- 28.45 degrees/184 statute miles
                                         (296 kilometers)
    
    Primary payload -- Microgravity Science Laboratory-01
    
    Number of Crew Members -- 7
                  Cdr   -- Jim Halsell (4th Shuttle flight)
                  Plt   -- Susan Still (2)
                  PC/MS -- Janice Voss (4)
                  MS    -- Donald Thomas (4)
                  MS    -- Mike Gernhardt (3)
                  PS    -- Roger Crouch (2)
                  PS    -- Greg Linteris (2)
    

I'm really psyched about this.  Not the mission itself...just the fact that
they were able to be flexible enough to do it again on such short notice, and
even with the same crew.  It really makes space seem more accessible.

Burns

    
    Yea, I'm totally amazed that they can do this so quick.
    When they announced that it was going up in July, I automatically
    assumed it would be next year.