STS-90 was a 1998 Space Shuttle mission flown by the Space Shuttle Columbia. The 16-day mission marked the last flight of the European Space Agency's Spacelab laboratory module, [1] which had first flown on Columbia on STS-9, and was also the last daytime landing for Columbia.

Jul 20, 2023 · STS-90 was the final Spacelab Mission. Five astronauts and two payload specialists take a break in training for the Neurolab mission to pause for a crew portrait. The Spacelab mission was conducted aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on STS-90 which launched on April 17, 1998.

Apr 17, 2023 · During the 16-day mission, they completed the most complex life sciences research in orbit, consisting of 26 experiments to provide a better understanding of the brain and central nervous system’s response to microgravity.

Apr 17, 1998 · STS-90 was the first mission to make an Orbital Maneuvering System assist burn during the ascent. Three sevenths of the STS -90 crew (Dafydd Williams , James Pawelczyk and Jay Buckey ) appeared on the Canadian television series Popular Mechanics for Kids.

Dec 5, 1997 · STS-90 Fact Sheet. By Cliff Lethbridge. STS-90 — Columbia. 90th Space Shuttle Mission. 25th Flight of Columbia. Crew: Richard A. Searfoss, Commander. Scott D. Altman, Pilot. Richard M. Linnehan, Payload Commander and Mission Specialist. Dafydd Rhys Williams, Mission Specialist, Canadian Space Agency. Kathryn P. Hire, Mission Specialist

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 ...

The STS-90 Space Shuttle Mission Report was prepared from inputs received from the Flight Projects Office as well as other organizations. The following personnel may be contacted should questions arise concerning the technical content of this document. Don L. McCormack Orbiter and Subsystems 713-483-3327

STS-90 Mission Specialist Kay Hire was Kennedy Space Center's first employee to be chosen as an astronaut candidate. More at: STS-90. Family: Manned spaceflight. People: Altman, Buckey, Hire, Linnehan, Pawelczyk, Searfoss, Williams, Dave. …

LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS STS-90 NEUROLAB MISSION An upcoming two week plus stay in Earth orbit will give seven NASA astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Columbia the opportunity to focus on the most complex and least understood part of the human body, the nervous system, during the STS-90 Neurolab mission.

Feb 25, 2023 · STS-90 was a Space Shuttle mission flown by Columbia in 1998, which marked the final flight of Spacelab laboratory module, and focused on the effects of microgravity on the nervous system through the Neurolab mission. The mission lasted for 16 days, and the crew consisted of seven members.