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STS-87

STS-87 was a crewed flight launched on November 19, 1997 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 6: Kalpana Chawla, Kevin R. Kregel, Leonid Kadeniuk, Steven Lindsey, Takao Doi, Winston E. Scott.

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Crew

Kalpana Chawla India · 2 flights

Kevin R. Kregel United States · 4 flights

Leonid KadeniukSoviet Union · 1 flight

Steven Lindsey United States · 5 flights

Takao Doi Japan · 2 flights

Winston E. Scott United States · 2 flights

Flight

Mission: STS-87
Spacecraft (GCAT): Columbia (STS-87)
Launch: November 19, 1997 · 19:46 UTC
Landing: December 5, 1997
Duration (Wikidata): 15.7 days
Country: United States
Designator: 1997-073A
Vehicle fate: Landed · Dec 5, 1997

Launch vehicle

Launch record: 1997-073
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Outcome: Success
Initial orbit: — × 286 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q1426895 (CC0).