STS-83Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102United Space Alliance Launch Status Success Fri ยท Apr 4th, 1997 2:20 PM EST Watch Online Crew Janice E. Voss Mission SpecialistStatus: Deceased 10/8/1956 - 2/6/2012 Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 6/21/1993 Last Flight: 2/11/2000Janice Elaine Voss was an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. She flew in space five times, jointly holding the record for American women. Voss died on February 6, 2012, from breast cancer. Donald A. Thomas Mission SpecialistStatus: Retired 5/6/1955 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 7/8/1994 Last Flight: 7/1/1997Donald Alan Thomas, Ph.D. is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. Michael L. Gernhardt Mission SpecialistStatus: Active 5/4/1956 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 9/7/1995 Last Flight: 7/12/2001Michael Landon Gernhardt is a NASA astronaut and manager of Environmental Physiology Laboratory and principal investigator of the Prebreathe Reduction Program (PRP) at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. James Halsell CommanderStatus: Retired 9/29/1956 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 7/8/1994 Last Flight: 5/19/2000James 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. Susan Kilrain PilotStatus: Retired 10/24/1961 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 4/4/1997 Last Flight: 7/1/1997Susan Kilrain is an engineer, a former United States Navy officer, and a former NASA astronaut. Roger K. Crouch Payload SpecialistStatus: Retired 9/12/1940 - Nationality: American Type: Payload Specialist First Flight: 4/4/1997 Last Flight: 7/1/1997Roger Keith Crouch (born September 12, 1940) is an American scientist and astronaut who flew as a payload specialist on two NASA Space Shuttle missions in 1997. Gregory T. Linteris Payload SpecialistStatus: Retired 10/4/1957 - Nationality: American Type: Payload Specialist First Flight: 4/4/1997 Last Flight: 7/1/1997Gregory Thomas Linteris, Ph.D. (born October 4, 1957 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American scientist who flew as a payload specialist on two NASA Space Shuttle missions in 1997. MissionSTS-83 LocationLaunch Complex 39AKennedy Space Center, FL, USA185 rockets have launched from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. RocketSpace Shuttle Columbia OV-102Length: 38.1 meters Diameter: 8.4 meters First Launch: April 12, 1981Space 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. AgencyUnited Space AllianceType: Commercial Abbreviation: USAFounded: 1995 Launchers: Space ShuttleCountry: USAUnited Space Alliance (USA) is a spaceflight operations company. USA is a joint venture which was established in August 1995 as a Limited Liability Company (LLC), equally owned by Boeing and Lockheed Martin. View Rocket Launch Schedule