STS-73

STS-73
Spacelab Module LM1 in Columbia's payload bay, serving as the United States Microgravity Laboratory
Mission typeMicrogravity research
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1995-056A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.23688
Mission duration15 days, 21 hours, 53 minutes, 16 seconds
Distance travelled10,600,000 kilometres (6,600,000 mi)
Orbits completed255
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia
Payload mass15,250 kilograms (33,620 lb)
Crew
Crew size7
Members
Start of mission
Launch date20 October 1995, 13:53:00 (1995-10-20UTC13:53Z) UTC
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B
End of mission
Landing date5 November 1995, 11:45:21 (1995-11-05UTC11:45:22Z) UTC
Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 33
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude241 kilometres (150 mi)
Apogee altitude241 kilometres (150 mi)
Inclination39.0 degrees
Period89.7 min

Left to right - Seated: Sacco, Rominger, Lopez-Alegria; Standing: Coleman, Bowersox, Leslie, Thornton
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STS-73 was a Space Shuttle program mission, during October–November 1995, on board the Space Shuttle Columbia. The mission was the second mission for the United States Microgravity Laboratory. The crew, who spent 16 days in space, were broken up into 2 teams, the red team and the blue team. The mission also included several Detailed Test Objectives or DTO's.