STS-63

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:Russian_Space_Agency
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Alexander_Kaleri
gptkb:David_M._Brown
gptkb:Richard_A._Searfoss
gptkb:Wendy_B._Lawrence
gptkb:David_C._Leestma
gptkb:Thomas_D._Jones
gptkb:Franklin_Chang-Diaz
gptkb:Robert_L._Crippen
gptkb:Yuri_Malyshev
gptkb:Sergei_Krikalev
gptkb:Charles_D._Gemar
gptkb:Eileen_Collins
gptkb:James_D._Halsell
gptkb:John_M._Lounge
gptkb:Michael_J._Bloomfield
gptkb:Alexander_Serebrov
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:6
gptkb:7
gptkbp:duration 8 days
8 days, 4 hours, 55 minutes
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:STS-63
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label STS-63
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for Low Earth Orbit
gptkbp:landing_distance 10:00 UTC
12:55 UTC
90,000 kg
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
February 11, 1995
gptkbp:launch_date February 3, 1995
February 2, 1995
11:22 UTC
gptkbp:launch_mass 120,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:media_coverage Live coverage of launch
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:STS-62
gptkb:1
gptkb:STS-63_patch
Completed
Successful
STS-63 mission patch
Conduct a rendezvous with the Russian space station Mir
gptkbp:mission_duration 8 days
9 days
8 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes
192 hours
8 days, 4 hours, 51 minutes
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:research
Crewed
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Rendezvous_with_Mir_space_station
First flight of the Space Shuttle after the Challenger disaster
Tested new communication systems
Conducted educational outreach activities
Conducted experiments in combustion science
Conducted experiments in fluid mechanics
Conducted experiments in material science
First female commander of a Space Shuttle mission
First flight of a female commander
Rendezvous with the Russian space station Mir
Tested new technologies for future missions
Conducted Earth observation experiments
Performed spacewalks
Gathered data for future International Space Station missions
Conducted experiments in astrobiology
Conducted experiments in fluid dynamics
Conducted experiments in space engineering
Conducted experiments in space exploration
Conducted experiments in space medicine
Conducted experiments in space physics
Conducted experiments in space technology
Conducted scientific experiments in microgravity
Involved international collaboration with Russia
Studied biological systems in space
Studied effects of microgravity on materials
Studied the effects of radiation on materials
Tested life support systems for future missions
Tested new docking systems
Tested new environmental control systems
Tested new life support technologies
Tested new navigation systems
Tested new power systems
Tested new propulsion systems
Tested new safety systems
Tested new thermal protection systems
Tested robotics systems for space operations
Demonstrated shuttle's capabilities for long-duration missions
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Rendezvous_with_Mir_space_station
International cooperation in space
First American female commander
gptkbp:objective Test rendezvous with Mir
gptkbp:operating_hours 4 hours 30 minutes
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Discovery
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 300 kilometers
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 51.6 degrees
gptkbp:payload_capacity gptkb:Spacehab_module
gptkb:Laboratory_Services
gptkb:SPARTAN-204
12,000 kg
12,000 kilograms
Materials Science Laboratory
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:STS-62
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:STS-64
gptkbp:related_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Discovery
gptkbp:research Microgravity research
Microgravity experiments
gptkbp:service First American spacecraft to rendezvous with Mir
First female commander of a Space Shuttle mission
First flight of Eileen Collins as commander
First flight of a Space Shuttle with a Russian cosmonaut
First Shuttle mission to rendezvous with Mir
gptkbp:significance Paved the way for future missions to the International Space Station.
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:STS-64
gptkbp:success gptkb:True
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Challenger
gptkb:KSC_Launch_Complex_67
gptkb:Challenger
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:Eileen_Collins
gptkb:Peggy_Whitson
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4