STS-93STS-93 had NASA's first female commander, Eileen M. Collins. STS-93 deployed the Chandra X-Ray Observatory into orbit.S99-00858 (30 Oct 1998) --- Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, commander.CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This orbiter tribute of space shuttle Columbia, or OV-102, hangs in Firing Room 4 of the...STS093-S-001 (September 1998) --- This is the STS-93 mission insignia designed by the crew members. Space shuttle Columbia will carry...The STS-93 crew wave to onlookers as they walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building for the second time...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia changes night into day as it roars into the sky after a...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Following the landing of Space Shuttle Columbia on July 27, this close-up view shows what...S99-05085 (April 1999) --- In preparation for a STS-93 detailed test objective (DTO), astronauts Jeffrey S. Ashby, pilot, and Catherine...STS093-347-015 (23-27 July 1999) --- Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, mission commander, loads a roll of film into a still camera...STS093-347-027 (23-27 July 1999) --- Astronauts Steven A. Hawley (left) and Michel Tognini, mission specialists, are pictured with the Southwest...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Flaming exhaust spews from beneath one of the two solid rocket boosters on Space Shuttle...99-E-10025 (23 July 1999) --- This pre-deployment view of the Chandra X-Ray observatory was recorded with the HDTV Camcorder from...99-E-10027 (23 July 1999) --- The Chandra X-Ray observatory and its upper stage were captured during separation from the Space...STS093-708-062 (23-27 July 1999) --- The STS-93 astronauts took this picture of the Island of Borneo, which is divided among...STS093-709-046 (23-27 July 1999) --- The STS-93 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia took this picture featuring the Northern Territory...STS093-702-041 (23 July 1999)--- This 70mm frame shows the Chandra X-Ray observatory, backdropped against a desert area in Namibia, just...STS093-703-011 (22-27 July 1999) --- This 70mm frame shows the Chandra X-Ray observatory during its deployment from the Space Shuttle...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39-B, the Chandra X-ray Observatory sits inside the payload bay on mission...STS093-322-017 (23-27 July 1999) --- The five STS-93 astronauts pose for the traditional inflight crew portrait on Columbia's middeck. In...
