Mission 63
STS-65
1994-039A
Crew: 7 CDR - Robert D. Cabana
Plt - James D. Halsell
MS 1 - Richard J. Hieb (PLC)
MS 2 - Carl E. Walz (IV 1)
MS 3 - Leroy Chiao (EV 1)
MS 4 - Donald A. Thomas (EV 2)
PS 1 - Chiaki Mukai (NASDA)
Launch 8 July 1994 @ 1243:00 EDT
Orbital incl: 28.47
Max alt: 302.6 km.
Orbits: 234
Dur: 14:17:55:01
Landing: 23 July 1994 @ 0638:01 EDT
Launch Info: Orbiter - Columbia 102-17 Pad 39A KSC (MLP-3) - Longest shuttle
flight to date. Landed on ruwnay 33, KSC/SLF. 21st KSC landing. First attempt on
22 July waved off due to undesireable weather at KSC, low clouds, winds and heavy
offshore rains within 30 miles of the SLF. Mukai's back-up was Jean Jacques Favier.

MISSION PARTICULARS
Launch Window: 2 hours, 30 minutes (12:43 - 3:13 pm EDT)
TAL Sites: Banjul, Gambia (Alternates: Ben Guerir, Morocco and Moron, Spain)
AOA site: Edwards, AFB (Alternates: KSC and WS)
Primary landing site: KSC/SLF (Scheduled: 6:47 am EDT, 22 July)
Landing Speed: 207 knots (238 mph)
Landing rollout: 10,211' from main gear touchdown
Vehicle weight @ liftoff: 4,522,475 lbs
Orbiter weight @ liftoff: 258,333 lbs
Orbiter weight @ landing: 229,522 lbs
PAYLOADS
Cargo mass approx.: 23,836 lbs
Landing Weight: Same
Special mission kits: 2 EMU's, Galley, TIPS, PSA, 7 Laptop computers, Regenerative CO2 Removal System, MAR, 4 Sleep Stations, EDO toilet, Cycle Ergometer, 4 AFT flight deck Stowage Containers and no RMS
PRIMARY PAYLOADS
IML-2 - International Microgravity Laboratory-2 Long Module/Unit-1. 82 Expirements. 10th flight of pressurized Spacelab. Mass - 21,187 lbs
EDO - Extended Duration Orbiter On pallet. Mass - 3,600 lbs
SECONDARY PAYLOADS
OARE (DTO-0910), ITEPC (Inter-Mars Tissue Equivalent Proport. Counter - DSO-0485)
Mid-deck CPCG-5 (see STs-49), SAREX-II-14 (see STS-37) - call sign: Thomas - KC5F4F, PILOT (see STS-61), AMOS (see STS-29R), & MAST (Military Applications of Ship Tracks) - Involves crew ocean photography utilizing high resolution film.
SHUTTLE STACK COMPONENTS
SSME's: 2019 (1) - 14th use, 2030 (2) - 9th use, 2018 (3) - 10th use. At Towe Clear 104%
OMS Pods/Engines: LP-05/115 & RP-05/116 - all 6th use
ET: ET-64 (LWT-57)
SRB's: BI-066 (RSRM-39) - Set successfully reocvered
SHUTTLE STACK COMPONENTS
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International Microgravity Lab-2
MISSION MILESTONES:
13 January 1994 ET-64 arrives on dock KSC
18 March 1994 OV-102 returns to OPF-2 following Mission-61/STS-62
3 May 1994 ET-64/SRB mate in the VAB High Bay 1
11 May 1994 IML-2 payload and refurbished EDO pallet were installed into the orbiter while in OPF-2
8 June 1994 OV-102 rollover from OPF-2 to VAB High Bay at 6:07 pm for stacking the same day
14 June 1994 Stack rollout to Pad 39A. First motion from VAB at 11:26 pm, hard down at pad at 6 am the next day
22 June 1994 TCDT countdown dress rehearsal conduted with crew aboard. Astronauts arrived for TCDT 19 June
5 July 1994 "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 5:30 am EDT. Astronauts arrival at KSC
8 July 1994 Launch
23 July 1994 Landing at SKC/SLF RW33. OV-102 returned to OPF-1 the same day
pre-shuttle missions. shuttle era missions.
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