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STS-75 Crew Portrait
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STS-75 Crew Portrait |
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1995-12-01 |
| Full Description |
The crew assigned to the STS-75 mission included (seated left to right) Scott J. Horowiz, pilot, Andrew M. Allen, commander, and Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, mission specialist. Standing, left to right, are Maurizio Cheli, mission specialist of the European Space Agency (ESA), Umberto Guidoni, payload specialist (Italy), Jeffrey A. Hoffman, mission specialist, and Claude Nicollier, mission specialist (ESA). Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on February 22, 1996 at 3:18:00 pm (EST), the STS-75 mission carried two primary payloads, the reflight of the U.S./Italian Tethered Satellite System (TSS-1R), and the U.S. Microgravity Payload-3 (USMP-3). |
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STS-75 crew arrives at KSC f
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STS-75 crew arrives at KSC for launch |
| Description |
The STS-75 flight crew arrives at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. The mission commander is Andrew M. Allen, Scott J. Horowitz is the pilot. There are four mission specialists: Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, who is the payload commander, and Claude Nicollier and Maurizio Cheli, both of the European Space Agency. Assigned as a payload specialist is Umberto Guidoni of the Italian Space Agency. The three-day countdown toward liftoff on Feb. 22 also begins today. STS-75 will be the second Shuttle flight of this year and will be highlighted by the re- flight of the Italian Tethered Satellite System (TSS-1R). |
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02.19.1996 |
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