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STS-90

STS-90 was a 1998 Space Shuttle mission flown by the Space Shuttle Columbia. The 16-day mission marked the last flight of the European Space Agency's Spacelab laboratory module, which had first flown on Columbia on STS-9, and was also the last daytime landing for Columbia.

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Apogee altitude
274 kilometres (170 mi)
COSPAR ID
1998-022A
Crew size
7
Distance travelled
10,000,000 kilometres (6,200,000 mi)
Inclination
39.0 degrees
Landing date
May 3, 1998, 16:09 (1998-05-03UTC16:10Z) UTC

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STS-90

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples33
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
Components1

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STS-90

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Members · 7
STS-90 → Dafydd Williams, James A. Pawelczyk, Jay C. Buckey, Kathryn P. Hire, Richard A. Searfoss, Richard M. Linnehan, Scott D. Altman
related to External links · 5
STS-90 → Archived December, Archived November, NASA, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineSTS-90 Video Highlights
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-90 → 274 kilometres (170 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-90 → 1998-022A
Crew size · 1
STS-90 → 7
Distance travelled · 1
STS-90 → 10,000,000 kilometres (6,200,000 mi)
Inclination · 1
STS-90 → 39.0 degrees
Landing date · 1
STS-90 → May 3, 1998, 16:09 (1998-05-03UTC16:10Z) UTC
Landing mass · 1
STS-90 → 105,462 kilograms (232,504 lb)
Landing site · 1
STS-90 → Kennedy, SLF Runway 33

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STS-90Apogee altitude274 kilometres (170 mi)1.00infobox
STS-90COSPAR ID1998-022A1.00infobox
STS-90Crew size71.00infobox
STS-90Distance travelled10,000,000 kilometres (6,200,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-90Inclination39.0 degrees1.00infobox
STS-90Landing dateMay 3, 1998, 16:09 (1998-05-03UTC16:10Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-90Landing mass105,462 kilograms (232,504 lb)1.00infobox
STS-90Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 331.00infobox
STS-90Launch dateApril 17, 1998, 18:19 (1998-04-17UTC18:19Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-90Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B1.00infobox
STS-90MembersRichard A. Searfoss1.00infobox
STS-90MembersScott D. Altman1.00infobox
STS-90MembersDafydd Williams1.00infobox
STS-90MembersKathryn P. Hire1.00infobox
STS-90MembersRichard M. Linnehan1.00infobox
STS-90MembersJay C. Buckey1.00infobox
STS-90MembersJames A. Pawelczyk1.00infobox
STS-90Mission duration15 days, 21 hours, 50 minutes, 58 seconds1.00infobox
STS-90Mission typeBioscience research1.00infobox
STS-90NamesSpace Transportation System-901.00infobox
STS-90OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-90Payload mass10,788 kilograms (23,783 lb)1.00infobox
STS-90Perigee altitude247 kilometres (153 mi)1.00infobox
STS-90Period89.7 min1.00infobox
STS-90Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
STS-90RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
STS-90SATCAT no.252971.00infobox
STS-90SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia1.00infobox

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