STS-65
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Crew

Robert D. Cabana
- Birthday: 01/23/1949
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: American
- First Flight: 10/06/1990
- Last Flight: 12/04/1998
Robert Donald Cabana is the director of NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center, a former NASA astronaut, and a veteran of four Space Shuttle flights. He is also a former naval flight officer and naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps.

James Halsell
- Birthday: 09/29/1956
- Role: Pilot
- Nationality: American
- First Flight: 07/08/1994
- Last Flight: 05/19/2000
James Halsell was an Air Force Test Pilot when he was selected by NASA to become an Astronaut in 1990. He was a veteran of five flights totalling over 1,250 hours in space, pilot of two STS missions and commander of three. He also served as a manager for Shuttle Launch Integration and Space Shuttle Program manager. After the Columbia accident he led the NASA Return to Flight Planning team.

Chiaki Mukai
- Birthday: 05/06/1952
- Role: Payload Specialist
- Nationality: Japanese
- First Flight: 07/08/1994
- Last Flight: 10/29/1998
Chiaki Mukai (向井 千秋 Mukai Chiaki, born May 6, 1952, Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese doctor and JAXA astronaut. She was the first Japanese woman in space, and was the first Japanese citizen to have two spaceflights. Both were Space Shuttle missions; her first was STS-65 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia in July 1994, which was a Spacelab mission. Her second spaceflight was STS-95 aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998. In total she has spent 23 days in space.

Richard Hieb
- Birthday: 09/21/1955
- Role: Mission Specialist
- Nationality: American
- First Flight: 04/28/1991
- Last Flight: 07/08/1994
Richard James Hieb is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions. He was a mission specialist on STS-39 and STS-49, and was a payload commander on STS-65.

Carl E. Walz
- Birthday: 09/06/1955
- Role: Mission Specialist
- Nationality: American
- First Flight: 09/12/1993
- Last Flight: 12/05/2001
Carl Erwin Walz is a former NASA astronaut currently working for Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Advanced Programs Group as Vice President for Human Space Flight Operations. Walz was formerly assigned to the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. He was the Acting Director for the Advanced Capabilities Division in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, and was responsible for a broad range of activities to include Human Research, Technology Development, Nuclear Power and Propulsion and the Lunar Robotic Exploration Programs to support the Vision for Space Exploration.

Donald A. Thomas
- Birthday: 05/06/1955
- Role: Mission Specialist
- Nationality: American
- First Flight: 07/08/1994
- Last Flight: 07/01/1997
Donald Alan Thomas, Ph.D. is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut.

Leroy Chiao
- Birthday: 08/28/1960
- Role: Mission Specialist
- Nationality: American
- First Flight: 07/08/1994
- Last Flight: 10/14/2004
Leroy Chiao is a Chinese-American engineer, former NASA astronaut, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and engineering consultant. Chiao flew on three Space Shuttle flights, and was the commander of Expedition 10, where he lived on board the International Space Station from October 13, 2004 to April 24, 2005. He is also a co-author and researcher for the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity project.
Mission
Location
Rocket
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS). Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.