STS-65

STS-65

Spacelab Module LM1 in Columbia's payload bay, serving as the International Microgravity Laboratory
Names	Space Transportation System-65
Mission type	Microgravity research
Operator	NASA
COSPAR ID	1994-039A
SATCAT no.	23173
Mission duration	14 days, 17 hours, 55 minutes
Distance travelled	9,886,200 kilometers (6,143,000 mi)
Orbits completed	235
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Space Shuttle Columbia
Payload mass	10,811 kilograms (23,834 lb)
Crew
Crew size	7
Members	Robert D. Cabana James D. Halsell Richard J. Hieb Carl E. Walz Leroy Chiao Donald A. Thomas Chiaki Naito-Mukai
Start of mission
Launch date	8 July 1994, 16:43:01 (1994-07-08UTC16:43:01Z) UTC
Launch site	Kennedy LC-39A
End of mission
Landing date	23 July 1994, 10:38:01 (1994-07-23UTC10:38:02Z) UTC
Landing site	Kennedy SLF Runway 33
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	300 kilometres (190 mi)
Apogee altitude	304 kilometres (189 mi)
Inclination	28.45 degrees
Period	90.5 minutes
Left to right - Seated: Hieb, Cabana, Thomas; Standing: Chiao, Halsell, Naito-Mukai, Walz Space Shuttle program ← STS-59 (62) STS-64 (64) →

STS-65 was a Space Shuttle program mission of Columbia launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 8 July 1994. The flight carried a crew of 7 and was commanded by Robert D. Cabana who would go on later to lead the Kennedy Space Center. STS-65 was an international science mission that carried the International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) on an 15-day mission.^[1] Columbia returned to the Kennedy Space Center on 23 July 1994.