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STS-93
Space Shuttle · Astrophysics
1999Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- USA
- Rocket
- Space Shuttle
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- Launch Complex 39B
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2