STS-64
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Rocket Launch Video
Crew

Richard N. Richards
- Birthday: 08/24/1946
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 08/08/1989
- Last Flight: 09/09/1994
Richard Noel "Dick" Richards is a retired American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, chemical engineer, and a ...

Lloyd Hammond
- Birthday: 01/16/1952
- Role: Pilot
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 04/28/1991
- Last Flight: 09/09/1994
Lloyd Blaine Hammond Jr. is a Gulfstream test pilot, a former United States Air Force officer, and a former NASA astronaut. H...

Jerry M. Linenger
- Birthday: 01/09/1955
- Role: Mission Specialist
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 09/09/1994
- Last Flight: 01/12/1997
Jerry Michael Linenger is a retired Captain in the United States Navy Medical Corps, and a former NASA astronaut who flew on ...

Carl J. Meade
- Birthday: 11/16/1950
- Role: Mission Specialist
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 11/15/1990
- Last Flight: 09/09/1994
Carl Joseph Meade is a former NASA astronaut.

Mark C. Lee
- Birthday: 08/14/1952
- Role: Mission Specialist
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 05/04/1989
- Last Flight: 02/11/1997
Mark Charles Lee USAF Colonel is a former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions. He retired from the Air For...

Susan Helms
- Birthday: 02/26/1958
- Role: Mission Specialist
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 01/13/1993
- Last Flight: 03/08/2001
Susan Jane Helms is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut. Helms was a crew...
Mission
STS-64
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
- Launch Cost: $450,000,000
STS-64 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission that was set to perform multiple experiment packages. STS-64 was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 9 September 1994, and landed back on 20 September 1994 at Edwards Air Force Base.
Location
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Launch Complex 39B has witnessed the launch of 58 rockets, including 57 orbital launch attempts. While Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, has been the site for 266 rocket launches.
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
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.