Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-62
STS-62 was a Space Shuttle program mission flown aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. The primary payloads were the USMP-02 microgravity experiments package and the OAST-2 engineering and technology payload, both in the orbiter’s cargo bay. The two-week mission also featured a number of biomedical experiments focusing on the effects of long duration spaceflight.
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 Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS). Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.
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Mission Profile
STS-62 was a Space Shuttle mission operated by Lockheed Space Operations Company that lifted off from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on March 4, 1994. The flight carried its payload to Low Earth Orbit. It was flown as part of the Space Shuttle program. The launch was a success.