MISSION: STS-85 -- CRISTA-SPAS-2 (image)

Index of STS-85 images

• VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
• LOCATION: on orbit
• OFFICIAL KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: August 7 at 10:41 a.m.
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: August 18 at 7:05 a.m.
• MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 20 hours, 24 minutes
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/57 degrees

NOTE: Discovery lifted off on time from Pad 39A at 10:41 a.m. EDT on mission STS-85. Carrying the CRISTA-SPAS payload and an experimental remote manipulator robot arm into orbit, Discovery will facilitate an in-depth study of the Earth's atmosphere and provide a test bed for technology demonstration. KSC's launch managers worked no major technical issues through the smooth 43-hour countdown. Weather forecasters closely monitored the cloud cover and visibility at KSC's throughout the countdown's final hours, but observed favorable conditions at the time of lift-off.

Once on station with the solid rocket boosters, the booster recovery ships will begin preparations to tow them back to the Cape Canaveral Air Station Saturday morning.

STS-85 crew members: Commander Curtis Brown, Pilot Kent Rominger, Mission Specialists Jan Davis, Robert Curbeam and Stephen Robinson; and Payload Specialist Bjarni Tryggvason

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