STS-90

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STS-90
Organization NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Human Crew,Life Science
Launch date April 17, 1998 (1998-04-17)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1998-022A
Inclination 39 degrees
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 25297
Additional Information Here
Telecommunications Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 11861.44 kg
Payload Mass Down 11886.36 kg
Orbiter Columbia
Lift Off Mass 2,056,259.09 kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff 119,253.18 kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing 105,051.36 kg
Landed Concrete runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Orbits of Earth 256
Orbital Altitude 150 nautical miles (173 statute miles)


Contents

Crew

  • Commander: Richard A. Searfoss
  • Pilot: Scott D. Altman
    • Payload Commander:
    • Mission Specialist 1: Kathryn "Kay" Hire
    • Mission Specialist 2: Richard M. Linnehan
    • Mission Specialist 3: Dafydd (Dave) Rhys Williams, Canadian Space Agency
    • Mission Specialist 4:
    • Mission Specialist 5:
    • Payload Specialist 1: Dr. Jay C. Buckey
    • Payload Specialist 2: Dr. James A. Pawelczyk


ISS/Mir Crew Transport


Mission

The primary mission of STS 90 was to conduct a comprehensive list of neurobiological experiments and observations on a number of species: seven humans, 18 pregnant mice, 152 rats (including 12 females with prenatal litters of eight each, and two with litters of seven each), 229 swordtail fish, 60 snails, 75 snail pawn packs, 824 crickets, and 680 cricket eggs. According to a principal investigator (of rat research), "the findings from the microgravity experiments may help gain some more insight into the best way to treat neurologic patients with Parkinson's disease, and balance disorders." According to the project scientist of the mission, "it is important to note that the sensory and motor development events and processes under study in the various species on Neurolab are essentially the same as those that occur in humans, although with a different time frame."


EVA

Payload

Neurolab; Getaway Specials 197, 744 and 772; Shuttle Vibration Forces (SVFs); extended duration orbiter (EDO) cryogenic pallet; Bioreactor Demonstration System (BDS) 04


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