Bidspirit auction | Space Shuttle Columbia STS93 Flown

Space Shuttle Columbia STS93 Flown Solar Blanket Piece display Small piece mounted on 8 x 5cm descriptive card. UNSIGNED. STS-93 in 1999 marked the 95th launch of the Space Shuttle, the 26th launch of Columbia, and the 21st night launch of a Space Shuttle. Eileen Collins became the first female shuttle Commander on this flight. Its primary mission was to launch the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the heaviest payload ever carried by the Space Shuttle system, at 22,780 kilograms (50,222 lb). STS-93 would be Columbia's last mission until March 2002. During the interim, Columbia would be out of service for upgrading and would only fly again on STS-109. The launch was originally scheduled for 20 July, but it was aborted at T?7 seconds. :?221? The successful launch of the flight occurred three days later. Good condition. Part of Single Vendor collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.