Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-87
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Nov. 19, 1997, 7:46 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Nov. 19, 1997, 7:46 p.m. - Nov. 19, 1997, 7:46 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Nov. 19, 1997, 7:46 p.m. - Nov. 19, 1997, 7:46 p.m.
STS-87 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Launch Complex 39B of the Kennedy Space Center on 19 November 1997. It was the 88th flight of the Space Shuttle, and the 24th flight of Columbia. The mission goals were to conduct experiments using the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP-4), conduct two EVAs, and to deploy the SPARTAN-201 experiment.
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.
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Birth: Aug. 6, 1950
Age: 71
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Birth: Sept. 16, 1956
Age: 65
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Birth: March 17, 1962
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Feb. 1, 2003
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Birth: Sept. 18, 1954
Age: 67
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Jan. 31, 2018
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