STS-73
The 16-day flight continued a cooperative effort of the U.S. government, universities and industry to push back the frontiers of science and technology in "microgravity", the near-weightless environment of space.On October 26, through pre-recorded video, Mission Commander Ken Bowersox threw out the first pitch for Game 5 of the 1995 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and the Atlanta Braves from orbit.In addition, science teams at several NASA centers and universities monitored and supported operations of a number of experiments.[3] After the mission, five of the crew members, namely, Bowersox, Coleman, Thornton, Leslie, and Sacco appeared on the 13 February 1996 episode of Home Improvement, "Fear of Flying", on a segment of Tool Time.This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
COSPAR IDSATCAT no.Space ShuttleColumbiaKenneth D. BowersoxKent V. RomingerKathryn C. ThorntonCatherine G. ColemanMichael López-AlegríaFred W. LeslieAlbert Sacco Jr.KennedyLC-39BSLF Runway 33GeocentricLow EarthPerigee altitudeApogee altitudeInclinationPeriodSpace Shuttle programSTS-69STS-74Space Shuttle ColumbiaPositionSpacelab1995 World SeriesCleveland IndiansAtlanta BravesSTS-50flame spreadingSTS-61CHome ImprovementList of human spaceflightsList of Space Shuttle missionsOutline of space scienceSTS-80STS-78STS-67National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWayback MachineSTS-61-CSTS-28STS-32STS-35STS-40STS-52STS-55STS-58STS-62STS-65STS-75STS-83STS-94STS-87STS-90STS-93STS-109STS-107Columbia disaster (destroyed)Columbia Accident Investigation BoardSTS-61-ESTS-61-HSTS-144Columbia Memorial Space CenterColumbia Hills (Mars)CountdownHail ColumbiaU.S. Space Shuttle missions(crews)Approach and Landing TestsSTS-41-BSTS-41-CSTS-41-DSTS-41-GSTS-51-ASTS-51-CSTS-51-DSTS-51-BSTS-51-GSTS-51-FSTS-51-ISTS-51-JSTS-61-ASTS-61-BSTS-51-LSTS-26STS-27STS-29STS-30STS-34STS-33STS-36STS-31STS-41STS-38STS-37STS-39STS-43STS-48STS-44STS-42STS-45STS-49STS-46STS-47STS-53STS-54STS-56STS-57STS-51STS-61STS-60STS-59STS-64STS-68STS-66STS-63STS-71STS-70STS-72STS-76STS-77STS-79STS-81STS-82