Space Shuttle Columbia OV-102 | STS-93
STS-93 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 payload was the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-93 was a Space Shuttle mission operated by United Space Alliance that lifted off from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on July 23, 1999. The flight carried its payload on a astrophysics mission to Low Earth Orbit. It was flown as part of the Space Shuttle program. The launch was a success.