STS-83

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STS-83 was a 1997 NASA Space Shuttle Columbia mission focused on microgravity science research as part of the Microgravity Science Laboratory program.

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instanceOf NASA spaceflight
Space Shuttle mission
abbreviation MSL-1
commander James D. Halsell Jr.
countryOfOrigin United States
crewNationality American
crewSize 7
focus biotechnology experiments
combustion science experiments
fluid physics experiments
materials science experiments
microgravity science research
followedBy STS-84
fuelCellIssue malfunction in one of three fuel cells
landingDate 1997-04-08
landingSite Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
launchDate 1997-04-04
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
missionDesignation STS-83
missionDuration 3 days 23 hours 13 minutes
missionDurationHours approximately 95 hours
missionNumberOfOrbits 63
missionOutcome shortened mission
missionPatch STS-83 mission patch
missionSpecialist Donald A. Thomas
Janice E. Voss
Michael L. Gernhardt
missionStatus completed
missionType microgravity research
notableFeature first flight of Microgravity Science Laboratory-1
one of the shortest Space Shuttle missions
orbitApogee approximately 306 km
orbiter Columbia
orbiterVehicleDesignation OV-102
orbitInclination 28.45 degrees
orbitPerigee approximately 296 km
orbitPeriod approximately 90.4 minutes
partOf Microgravity Science Laboratory program
payloadCommander Roger K. Crouch NERFINISHED
payloadSpecialist Gregory T. Linteris
pilot Susan L. Still
precededBy STS-82
primaryPayload Microgravity Science Laboratory-1
program Space Shuttle program
reasonForEarlyTermination fuel cell problem
reflightAs STS-94
spaceAgency NASA
spacecraft Space Shuttle Columbia
year 1997

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STS-82 nextMission STS-83
STS-83 missionDesignation STS-83