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STS-83

Launched: April 4, 1997, 2:20:32 p.m. EST

Landing: April 8, 1997, 2:33:11 p.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

Space Shuttle: Columbia

Crew: Commander James D. Halsell, Pilot Susan L. Still, Payload Commander Janice E. Voss, Mission Specialists Donald A. Thomas, Michael L. Gernhardt, Payload Specialists Roger Crouch and Greg Linteris

 

STS-83, the first flight of the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1), was cut short due to concerns about one of three fuel cells, marking only the third time in shuttle program history a mission ended early. (STS-2, 1981 and STS-44, 1991 were other two times). Crew was able to conduct some science in the MSL-1 Spacelab module despite the early return. Work was performed in the German electromagnetic levitation furnace facility (TEMPUS) on an experiment called Thermophysical Properties of Undercooled Metallic Melts. Also conducted were two fire-related experiments. A decision to refly the mission in its entirety was made by the Mission Management Team in the days following Columbia's return. The reflight was first designated STS-83R and then renamed STS-94.

 

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Credit: NASA

Image Number: 9702521

Date: January 14, 1997

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