STS-62Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 Lockheed Space Operations Company Launch Status Success Fri ยท Mar 4th, 1994 8:53 AM EST Watch Online Crew Marsha Ivins Mission Specialist Status: Retired 4/15/1951 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 1/9/1990 Last Flight: 2/7/2001 Marsha Sue Ivins is an American former astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions. Pierre J. Thuot Mission Specialist Status: Retired 5/19/1955 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 2/28/1990 Last Flight: 3/4/1994 Pierre Joseph Thuot is a retired United States Navy Captain and NASA astronaut. He went into space three times, spending over 650 hours in space, including over 15 hours in three space walks. He is a former U.S. record holder for time spent on one space walk, and participated in the first three-person space walk. Charles D. Gemar Mission Specialist Status: Retired 8/4/1955 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 11/15/1990 Last Flight: 3/4/1994 Charles Donald "Sam" Gemar is an American former astronaut with NASA and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. Gemar has flown on three Space Shuttle missions (STS-38, STS-48 and STS-62). Gemar has completed 385 orbits of the Earth and over 581 hours in space. He has also served in different positions in NASA, including as a CAPCOM for Shuttle missions. Gemar was the first astronaut to be born in the state of South Dakota. Andrew M. Allen Pilot Status: Retired 8/4/1955 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 7/31/1992 Last Flight: 2/22/1996 Andrew Michael "Andy" Allen is a retired American astronaut. A former Marine aviator and lieutenant colonel, he worked as a test pilot before joining NASA in 1987. He flew three Space Shuttle missions before retiring in 1997. John Casper Commander Status: Retired 7/9/1943 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 2/28/1990 Last Flight: 5/19/1996 John Howard Casper is an American astronaut and United States Air Force pilot. Mission STS-62 Location Launch Complex 39B Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA 185 rockets have launched from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Rocket Space Shuttle Columbia OV-102 Length: 38.1 meters Diameter: 8.4 meters First Launch: April 12, 1981 Space Shuttle Columbia was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA’s Space Shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program. Over 22 years of service it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission, STS-107 on February 1, 2003, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members. The Space Shuttle Columbia OV-102 rocket has been launched a total of 30 times with 29 successful and 1 failed launches. Agency Lockheed Space Operations Company Type: Commercial Abbreviation: LSOC Country: USA View Rocket Launch Schedule