STS-94

STS-94
Spacelab Module LM1 in Columbia's payload bay, serving as the Microgravity Science Laboratory
NamesSpace Transportation System-94
Mission typeMicrogravity research
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1997-032A
SATCAT no.24849
Mission duration15 days, 16 hours, 44 minutes and 34 seconds
Distance travelled10,000,000 km (6,200,000 mi)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia
Landing mass117,802 kg (259,709 lb)
Payload mass10,169 kg (22,419 lb)
Crew
Crew size7
Members
Start of mission
Launch date1 July 1997, 18:02:00 (1997-07-01UTC18:02Z) UTC (2:02 pm EDT)
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A
End of mission
Landing date17 July 1997, 10:46:34 (1997-07-17UTC10:46:35Z) UTC (6:46:34 am EDT)
Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 33
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude296 km (184 mi)
Apogee altitude300 km (190 mi)
Inclination28.45°
Period90.5 minutes

Back row, from left: Crouch, Linteris and Gernhardt
Front row: Voss, Halsell, Still and Thomas

STS-94 was a mission of the United States Space Shuttle Columbia, launched on 1 July 1997.