STS-62

STS-62
Columbia passes over Typhoon Owen.
NamesSpace Transportation System-62
Mission typeMicrogravity research
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1994-015A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.23025
Mission duration13 days, 23 hours, 16 minutes, 41 seconds
Distance travelled9,366,617 kilometres (5,820,146 mi)
Orbits completed224
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia
Landing mass102,861 kilograms (226,770 lb)
Payload mass8,759 kilograms (19,310 lb)
Crew
Crew size5
Members
Start of mission
Launch date4 March 1994, 13:53:01 (1994-03-04UTC13:53:01Z) UTC
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B
End of mission
Landing date18 March 1994, 13:10:42 (1994-03-18UTC13:10:43Z) UTC
Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 33
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude296 kilometres (184 mi)
Apogee altitude309 kilometres (192 mi)
Inclination39.00 degrees
Period90.4 minutes

Left to right - Standing: Gemar, Ivins, Thuot; Seated: Allen, Casper
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STS-62 was a Space Shuttle program mission flown aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. The primary payloads were the USMP-02 microgravity experiments package and the OAST-2 engineering and technology payload, both in the orbiter's cargo bay. The two-week mission also featured a number of biomedical experiments focusing on the effects of long duration spaceflight. The landing was chronicled by the 1994 Discovery Channel special about the Space Shuttle program and served as the show's opening. A C.F. Martin backpacker guitar was also flown aboard Columbia during the mission.