1st Woman Space Shuttle Commander Eileen Collins
Mission Specialists: Steve Hawley, Catherine Coleman, Michel Tognini The primary objective of the STS-93 mission is to deploy the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility. AXAF is the most sophisticated X-ray observatory ever built. Mission Duration: 4 days, 22 hours, 50 minutes, 18 seconds.
Launch Date: July 23, 1999 at 12:31 AM EST Launch Vehicle: Columbia Crew: Commander: Eileen Collins, Pilot: Jeff Ashby, Mission Specialists: Steve Hawley, Catherine Coleman, Michel Tognini
