STS-93

STS-93 in 1999 marked the 95th launch of the Space Shuttle, the 26th launch of Columbia, and the 21st night launch of a Space Shuttle. Eileen Collins became the first female shuttle Commander on this flight. Its primary mission was to launch the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the heaviest payload ever carried by the Space Shuttle system, at .

Key facts

Spaceflight.name: STS-93
Spaceflight.names_list: Space Transportation System-93
Spaceflight.image: STS-93 Deployment of Chandra (deploy1).jpg
Spaceflight.image_caption: Chandra and its Inertial Upper Stage, prior to deployment from Columbias payload bay
Spaceflight.insignia: STS-93 patch.svg
Spaceflight.mission_type: Chandra X-ray Observatory deployment
Spaceflight.operator: NASA
Spaceflight.orbits_completed: 80
Spaceflight.launch_site: Kennedy, LC-39B
Spaceflight.launch_date:  UTC
Spaceflight.landing_date:  UTC
Spaceflight.landing_site: Kennedy, SLF Runway 33
Spaceflight.crew_size: 5
Spaceflight.crew_photo: STS-93_crew.jpg
Spaceflight.crew_photo_caption: Left to right: Collins, Hawley, Ashby, Tognini, Coleman
Spaceflight.apsis: gee
Spaceflight.orbit_reference: Geocentric
Spaceflight.orbit_regime: Low Earth

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Crew
Crew seat assignments
Problems during ascent
Mission objectives
Launch attempts
Special cargo
Wake-up calls
References
External links

STS-93 would be Columbia's last mission until March 2002. During the interim, Columbia would be out of service for upgrading and would only fly again on STS-109. The launch was originally scheduled for 20 July, but it was aborted at T−7 seconds. The successful launch of the flight occurred three days later.

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