Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-83
Launch Successful
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April 4, 1997, 7:20 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
April 4, 1997, 7:20 p.m. - April 4, 1997, 7:20 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
April 4, 1997, 7:20 p.m. - April 4, 1997, 7:20 p.m.
STS-83 was a mission of the United States Space Shuttle Columbia.
Space Shuttle Columbia was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space Shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program. Over 22 years of service it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission, STS-107 on February 1, 2003, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members.
Space Shuttle Columbia (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space Shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program. Over 22 years of service, it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission, STS-107 on February 1, 2003, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members.
Space Shuttle Details
Date of
Birth: Oct. 8, 1956
Date of Death:
Feb. 6, 2012
Date of
Birth: May 6, 1955
Age: 67
Date of
Birth: May 4, 1956
Age: 66
Date of
Birth: Sept. 12, 1940
Age: 81
Date of
Birth: Oct. 4, 1957
Age: 64
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