I WORKED THERE...FROM MY COLLECTON .... Crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS-73. October - November 1995
Commander Kenneth D. Bowersox, Cdr., USN, Pilot Kent V. Rominger, Cdr., USN,
Mission Specialist Catherine G. Coleman Ph.D., Capt.,USAF Mission Specialist Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Cdr., USN
Payload Commander Kathryn C. Thornton Ph.D. Payload Specialist Fred W. Leslie Ph.D.
Payload Specialist Albert Sacco, Jr. Ph.D.
Partial Mission Highlights. STS-73 marked second flight of U.S. Microgravity Laboratory (USML) and built on foundation of its predecessor, which flew on Columbia during Mission STS-50 in 1992. Research during USML-2 concentrated within same overall areas of USML-1, with many experiments flying for second time. Crew divided into two teams to work around the clock in 23-foot (seven-meter) long Spacelab module located in Columbia's payload bay. Research was conducted in five areas: Fluid physics; materials science; biotechnology; combustion science; and commercial space processing. USML-2 activities were directed by NASA's Spacelab Mission Operations Control facility at Marshall Space Flight Center.
Note: The Space Shuttle Columbia, later flew it's last mission 1 February 2003. During STS-107 it was destroyed as it reentered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board.
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