STS-73
STS-73 was a Space Shuttle Columbia Spacelab mission carrying the second United States Microgravity Laboratory. After several scrubbed launch attempts, Columbia lifted off from Launch Complex 39B on October 20, 1995. The seven-person crew operated the pressurized Spacelab module for research in materials science, biotechnology, combustion science, fluid physics, and other microgravity investigations. The mission landed at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility on November 5 after nearly sixteen days in orbit.
Identity
- Aliases
- USML-2United States Microgravity Laboratory-2STS 73
- Name
- STS-73
- Slug
- sts-73
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- STS-73 was a Space Shuttle Columbia Spacelab mission carrying the second United States Microgravity Laboratory. After several scrubbed launch attempts, Columbia lifted off from Launch Complex 39B on October 20, 1995. The seven-person crew operated the pressurized Spacelab module for research in materials science, biotechnology, combustion science, fluid physics, and other microgravity investigations. The mission landed at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility on November 5 after nearly sixteen days in orbit.
- End Date
- 1995-11-05
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Successful USML-2 Spacelab microgravity research mission.
- Program
- Space Shuttle
- Start Date
- 1995-10-20
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-73/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-73
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/3/2026, 8:09:05 PM
- Image
- Download
- Updated Time
- 7/3/2026, 8:09:05 PM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Operator
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Commander
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Pilot
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist / Payload Commander
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Payload Specialist
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Payload Specialist