Space Shuttle Memorial

STS-107
Target launch date/time period - January 16, 2003, 10:39 a.m. EST

Crew Members

Cdr - Rick Husband

Plt - Willie McCool

PC - Michael Anderson

MS - Kalpana Chawla

MS - David Brown

MS - Laurel Clark

PS - Ilan Ramon (ISA)

•Orbiter - Columbia (OV-102)
•Mission Number - Shuttle flight #113; Columbia flight #28
•Estimated launch window - 2 hours, 30 minutes
•Pad - 39A
•Landing - KSC, February 1, 9:16 a.m. EST
•Mission duration - 16 days
•Inclination/orbital insertion altitude - 39 degrees/150 nautical miles
•Primary payloads - Research Mission, FREESTAR, SPACEHAB
•Number of Crew Members - 7

STS-51-L
Target launch date/time period - February 28, 1986, 11:38 a.m. EST

Crew Members

Cdr - Francis Scobee

Plt - Michael Smith

MS - Judith Resnik

MS - Ellison Onizuka

MS - Ronald McNair

PS - Gregory Jarvis

PS - Christa McAuliffe (TISP)

•Orbiter - Challenger
•Mission Number - 25th Shuttle mission, 10th liftoff OV-099 1st Shuttle from LC-39B
•Landing - None. KSC
•Mission duration - Landing planned after a 6 day, 34 minute mission
•Primary payloads - TDRS-B, SPARTAN/HALLEY, MPESS, CHAMP, FDE, RME, TISP, SSIP(x3)
•Number of Crew Members - 7