STS-65 Mission Patch
Item #: MP65
63rd Space Shuttle Mission
17th Flight of Columbia
Crew:
Robert D. Cabana, Commander
James D. Halsell, Jr., Pilot
Richard J. Hieb, Payload Commander
Donald A. Thomas, Science Mission Specialist
Carl E. Walz, Mission Specialist
Leroy Chiao, Mission Specialist
Chiaki Naito-Mukai, Payload Specialist
Astronaut Chiaki Naito-Mukai became the first Japanese woman to fly in space. This was the second flight of the International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2). Nearly 80 experiments representing over 200 scientists from six space agencies were located in the pressurized Spacelab module in the payload bay.
Astronaut Chiaki Naito-Mukai became the first Japanese woman to fly in space. This was the second flight of the International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2). Nearly 80 experiments representing over 200 scientists from six space agencies were located in the pressurized Spacelab module in the payload bay.
