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Mission facts


FlightSTS-107
OrbiterColumbia
Launch16 January 2003, between 15-19:00 GMT
Launch sitePad 39b, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Landing siteKennedy Space Center, Florida
Duration16 days
Altitude150 nautical miles/278 km
Orbit39 degrees

 
 
Crew members
 
Biopack
 
STS-107 crew
 
Rick Husband
Mission Commander

William McCool
Pilot

Michael Anderson
Payload Commander

Kalpana Chawla
Mission Specialist

David Brown
Mission Specialist

Laurel Clark
Mission Specialist

Ilan Ramon
Payload Specialist
 
 
 
Last update: 22 January 2003


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 •  Mission patch (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEM2GUZKQAD_research_0.html)
 •  ESA payloads on STS-107 (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEM2HUZKQAD_research_0.html)
 •  University for European scientists (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMGFUZKQAD_research_0.html)
 •  European science on Shuttle mission (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESA1Z78708D_research_0.html)
 •  STS-107 crew train at ESTEC (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/ESALX1MBAMC_FeatureWeek_0.html)

Related links

 •  ESA utilisation STS-107 (http://www.spaceflight.esa.int/sts107/)
 •  ESA ground support (Florida Tech) (http://www.it.fit.edu/esa/)
 •  STS-107 crew biographies (NASA) (http://microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/combustion/web/sts107_crew.htm)
 •  Spacehab (http://www.spacehab.com/)