STS-93
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sts-93-170-4586041
title:
STS-93
text:
STS-93 in 1999 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 mission was to launch the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the heaviest payload ever carried by the Space Shuttle system, at 22,780 kilograms (50,222 lb). STS-93 would be Columbia's last mission until March 2002. During the interim, Columbia would be out of service for upgrading and wo
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1999 American crewed spaceflight to deploy the Chandra X-ray Observatory
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-93
date created:
2004-02-18T23:24:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T05:34:47Z
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