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STS-83

STS-83 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission flown by Columbia. It was a science research mission that achieved orbit successfully, but the planned duration was a failure due to a technical problem with a fuel cell that resulted in the abort of the 15 day duration. Columbia returned to Earth just shy of four days. The mission was re-flown as STS-94 with the…

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Mission highlights

STS-42STS-65STS-50STS-73STS-47
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Reflight

CAPCOMFuel CellApollo 13Chris HadfieldBody of knowledge
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NASASpace ShuttleColumbiaSTS-94
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Apogee altitude
302 km (188 mi)
COSPAR ID
1997-013A
Crew size
7
Distance travelled
2,400,000 km (1,500,000 mi)
Inclination
28.45°
Landing date
April 8, 1997, 18:33:11 (1997-04-08UTC18:33:12Z) UTC (14:33:11 EDT)

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STS-83

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related to Mission highlights · 34
STS-83 → April, D-1, D-2, European Spacelab Long Module, Fuel Cell, German Spacelab, IML-1, IML-2, International Microgravity Laboratory, It, Japanese Spacelab, July, LM, LMS, Microgravity Science Laboratory, Microgravity Science Mission, MSL, NASA, Spacelab Life, Spacelab-J
related to Reflight · 18
STS-83 → Apollo, Astronaut Chris Hadfield, CAPCOM, Despite, Earth, Flight Rule, Flight Rules, Fuel Cell, He, However, In, Linteris, Mission Flight Rules, NASA's, Payload Specialist Dr, Prior, Shuttle, The
related to External links · 9
STS-83 → April, Debian News, NASA, National Aeronautics, Space Administration, System Rides Space Shuttle, This, Video Highlights Archived July, Wayback MachineNew Computer Operating
Members · 7
STS-83 → Donald A. Thomas, Gregory T. Linteris, James D. Halsell, Janice E. Voss, Michael L. Gernhardt, Roger K. Crouch, Susan L. Still
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-83 → 302 km (188 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-83 → 1997-013A
Crew size · 1
STS-83 → 7
Distance travelled · 1
STS-83 → 2,400,000 km (1,500,000 mi)
Inclination · 1
STS-83 → 28.45°
Landing date · 1
STS-83 → April 8, 1997, 18:33:11 (1997-04-08UTC18:33:12Z) UTC (14:33:11 EDT)

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mission space columbia shuttle experiment microgravity cell nasa crew science fuel experiments flight research 15 earth days halsell still voss

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STS-83Apogee altitude302 km (188 mi)1.00infobox
STS-83COSPAR ID1997-013A1.00infobox
STS-83Crew size71.00infobox
STS-83Distance travelled2,400,000 km (1,500,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-83Inclination28.45°1.00infobox
STS-83Landing dateApril 8, 1997, 18:33:11 (1997-04-08UTC18:33:12Z) UTC (14:33:11 EDT)1.00infobox
STS-83Landing mass106,724 kg (235,286 lb)1.00infobox
STS-83Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 331.00infobox
STS-83Launch dateApril 4, 1997, 19:20:32 (1997-04-04UTC19:20:32Z) UTC (14:20:32 EST)1.00infobox
STS-83Launch mass117,546 kg (259,144 lb)1.00infobox
STS-83Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A1.00infobox
STS-83MembersJames D. Halsell1.00infobox
STS-83MembersSusan L. Still1.00infobox
STS-83MembersJanice E. Voss1.00infobox
STS-83MembersMichael L. Gernhardt1.00infobox
STS-83MembersDonald A. Thomas1.00infobox
STS-83MembersRoger K. Crouch1.00infobox
STS-83MembersGregory T. Linteris1.00infobox
STS-83Mission durationActual: 3 days, 23 hours, 12 minutes and 39 seconds Planned: 15 days and 16 hours1.00infobox
STS-83Mission typeMicrogravity research1.00infobox
STS-83OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-83Payload mass11,377 kg (25,082 lb)1.00infobox
STS-83Perigee altitude298 km (185 mi)1.00infobox
STS-83Period90.5 minutes1.00infobox
STS-83Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
STS-83RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
STS-83SATCAT no.247551.00infobox
STS-83SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia1.00infobox

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