STS-65

STS-65
Spacelab Module LM1 in Columbia's payload bay, serving as the International Microgravity Laboratory
NamesSpace Transportation System-65
Mission typeMicrogravity research
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1994-039A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.23173
Mission duration14 days, 17 hours, 55 minutes
Distance travelled9,886,200 kilometers (6,143,000 mi)
Orbits completed235
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia
Payload mass10,811 kilograms (23,834 lb)
Crew
Crew size7
Members
Start of mission
Launch date8 July 1994, 16:43:01 (1994-07-08UTC16:43:01Z) UTC
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A
End of mission
Landing date23 July 1994, 10:38:01 (1994-07-23UTC10:38:02Z) UTC
Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 33
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude300 kilometres (190 mi)
Apogee altitude304 kilometres (189 mi)
Inclination28.45 degrees
Period90.5 minutes

Left to right - Seated: Hieb, Cabana, Thomas; Standing: Chiao, Halsell, Naito-Mukai, Walz
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STS-65 was a Space Shuttle program mission of Columbia launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 8 July 1994. The flight carried a crew of 7 and was commanded by Robert D. Cabana who would go on later to lead the Kennedy Space Center. STS-65 was an international science mission that carried the International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) on an 15-day mission.[1] Columbia returned to the Kennedy Space Center on 23 July 1994.

  1. ^ "STS-65 Press Kit". NASA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2010.