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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-73

October 20, 1995 at 1:53 PM UTC

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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October 20, 1995 at 1:53 PM UTC

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Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6271, -80.6210

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Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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Mission description

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.

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STS-73 launch & landing (10-20-95)

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Height

56.1 m

Diameter

8 m

LEO capacity

27,500 kg

Successful launches

133

Launch complex

Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).

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