Mission 60
STS-60
1994-006A
Crew: 6 CDR - Charles F. Bolden
Plt - Kenneth S. Reightler (IV 1 & EV 3)
MS 1 - N. Jan Davis (EV 2)
MS 2 - Ronald M. Sega
MS 3 - Franklin R. Chang-Diaz (PLC & EV 1)
MS 4 - Sergei K. Krikalev
Launch 3 February 1994 @ 0710:00 EST
Orbital incl: 56.99
Max alt: 358.9 km.
Orbits: 131
Dur: 8:07:09:22
Landing: 11 February 1994 @ 1419:22 EST
Launch Info: Orbiter - Discovery 103-18 Pad 39A KSC (MLP-3) - Landed on
runway 15, KSC/SLF. 19th KSC landing. Scheduled landing was delayed by one orbit
due to high crosswinds and a heavy ceiling at KSC. Krikalev's back-up was Vladimir G.
Titov. First time a third crew member (Reightler) has been named to an EVA position
without an EVA planned for the mission.

MISSION PARTICULARS
Launch Window: 3 hours, 48 minutes (7:10 - 10:58 am EST) - Limited to 2 hr., 30 min. due to 'crew on back' constraint
TAL Sites: Zaragoza, Span & Ben Guerir, Morocco (Alternate: Moron, Spain)
AOA site: Edwards AFB (Alternates: KSC and WS)
Primary landing site: KSC/SLF RW 15 (Scheduled: 12:42 pm EST)
Landing Speed: 204 knots (234 mph)
Landing rollout: 7,850' from main gear touchdown
Vehicle weight @ liftoff: 4,508,352 lbs
Orbiter weight @ liftoff: 245,278 lbs
Orbiter weight @ landing: 214,589 lbs
PAYLOADS
Cargo mass approx.: 28,674 lbs
Landing Weight: 28,499 lbs
Special mission kits: EMU's, SORG Galley, 2 TEAC Hi-8 VTR's, MUP, 7 laptop computers, Keel TV, Excercycle, Sleeping bags, PSA's, Laser Range Finder, Image Intensifier, GN2 Cryo Freezer and RMS-201
PRIMARY PAYLOADS
SPACEHAB-02 - Space habitat Module, Flight Unit-2 13 Expirements. Mass - 9,452 lbs
WSF-1 - Wake Shield Facility 8 Expirements. Remained on the end of the RMS. Mass - 3,770 lbs
GBA - Gas Bridge Assembly 4 GAS - G-0071, G-0514, G-0536 & G-0557
ODERACS-1R - 1994-006B through 1994-006G See STS-53 & STS-56
BREMSAT - University of Bremen Satellite. 1994-006H Subsat, mass - 132 lbs
CAPL Capillary Pumped Loop Expirement
SECONDARY PAYLOADS
Mid-deck SAREX-II-10, sign Krikalev - U5MIR (see STS-37) & APE-B-3 (see STS-9)
SHUTTLE STACK COMPONENTS
SSME's: 2012 (1) - 15th use, 2034 (2) - 4th use, 2032 (3) - 2nd use. At Tower Clear 104%
OMS Pods/Engines: LP-01/106 - Pod and Motor 21st use & RP-03/114 - Pod 19th use, Motor 12th use
ET: ET-61 (LWT-54)
SRB's: BI-062 (RSRM-35) - Set successfully recovered.
SHUTTLE STACK COMPONENTS
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SPACEHAB-2/WSF-1 Deploy
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