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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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STS-90 Landing
Title
STS-90 Landing
Title
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Full Description:
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A flock of birds takes flight as the orbiter Columbia, with its drag chute deployed, touches down on Runway 22 of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility to complete the nearly 16-day STS-90 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 12:08:59 p.m. EDT on May 3, 1998, landing on orbit 256 of the mission. The wheels stopped at 12:09:58 EDT, completing a total mission time of 15 days, 21 hours, 50 minutes and 58 seconds. The 90th Shuttle mission was Columbia's 13th landing at the Space Center and the 43rd KSC landing in the history of the Space Shuttle program. During the mission, the crew conducted research to contribute to a better understanding of the human nervous system. The crew of the STS-90 Neurolab mission included Commander Richard Searfoss; Pilot Scott Altman; Mission Specialists Richard Linnehan, D.V.M., Dafydd (Dave) Williams, M.D., with the Canadian Sapce Agency, and Kathryn (Kay) Hire; and Payload Specialists Jay Buckey, M.D., and James Pawelczyk, Ph.D.
Full_Description
A flock of birds takes flight as the orbiter Columbia, with its drag chute deployed, touches down on Runway 22 of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility to complete the nearly 16-day STS-90 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 12:08:59 p.m. EDT on May 3, 1998, landing on orbit 256 of the mission. The wheels stopped at 12:09:58 EDT, completing a total mission time of 15 days, 21 hours, 50 minutes and 58 seconds. The 90th Shuttle mission was Columbia's 13th landing at the Space Center and the 43rd KSC landing in the history of the Space Shuttle program. During the mission, the crew conducted research to contribute to a better understanding of the human nervous system. The crew of the STS-90 Neurolab mission included Commander Richard Searfoss; Pilot Scott Altman; Mission Specialists Richard Linnehan, D.V.M., Dafydd (Dave) Williams, M.D., with the Canadian Sapce Agency, and Kathryn (Kay) Hire; and Payload Specialists Jay Buckey, M.D., and James Pawelczyk, Ph.D.
Full Description
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Date:
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5/3/1998
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NASA Center:
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Kennedy Space Center
NASA_Center
Kennedy Space Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Space Shuttle
Subject_Category
Space Shuttle
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Spacecraft Landings
Subject_Category
Spacecraft Landings
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Shuttle
Keywords
Shuttle
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Facility
Keywords
Facility
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Columbia
Keywords
Columbia
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Landing
Keywords
Landing
Keywords
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Keywords:
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SLF
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Keywords:
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STS-90
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Columbia
facet_what
Columbia
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where
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facet_who:
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James Pawelczyk
facet_who
James Pawelczyk
facet_who
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facet_who:
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Jay Buckey
facet_who
Jay Buckey
facet_who
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facet_who:
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Richard Linnehan
facet_who
Richard Linnehan
facet_who
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facet_who:
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Richard Searfoss
facet_who
Richard Searfoss
facet_who
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facet_who:
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Scott Altman
facet_who
Scott Altman
facet_who
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facet_when:
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May 3, 1998
facet_when
May 3, 1998
facet_when
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facet_when:
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5-3-1998
facet_when
5-3-1998
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1998
facet_when_year
1998
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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98PC-0567
Image_#
98PC-0567
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0823
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0823
UID
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Center:
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KSC
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Center Number:
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98PC-0567
Center_Number
98PC-0567
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-000823
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-000823
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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