STS-93-J

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STS-6W/93-J
Mission insignia
Shuttle Patch.svg
Mission statistics
Mission nameSTS-6W/93-J
Space shuttlePatriot
Launch padMid-Pacific Launch Center, SLC-1
Launch dateOctober 7, 2009
6:35 a.m. UTC-12
(October 7, 2009, 18:35 UTC)
LandingOctober 16, 2009
7:39 a.m. PDT (14:39 UTC)
Edwards AFB - Runway 22
Mission duration9 days, 20 hours, 4 minutes
Number of orbits157
Orbital period94 min
Orbital altitude140 miles (225 km)
Orbital inclination51.6°
Distance traveled3,949,963 miles
(2,454,507 km)
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STS-93-J is the next planned space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which is expected to be flown by Space Shuttle Patriot. The launch date for the mission is targeted for October 7, 2009. The mission is scheduled to test new space shuttle systems to be used on future shuttle missions to the ISS.

Crew

Position Astronaut
Commander Harold Hamilton
Sixth spaceflight
Pilot David Sanders
Fourth spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Ixy Comeaux
Sixth spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Karri Litmanen, ESA
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 3 Yuma Tazuka, JAXA
Second spaceflight

Mission parameters

  • Mass: TBD
  • Perigee: TBD
  • Apogee: TBD
  • Inclination: TBD
  • Period: TBD

Mission payload

Mission timeline

Wake-up calls

A tradition for NASA human spaceflights since the days of Gemini, mission crews are played a special musical track at the start of each day in space. Each track is specially chosen, often by their families, and usually has a special meaning to an individual member of the crew, or is applicable to their daily activities.

Flight Day Song Artist/Composer Played for Links
Day 2
Beautiful Day U2 Harold Hamilton WAV MP3
TRANSCRIPT
Day 3
Proud to Be an American Lee Greenwood David Sanders WAV MP3
TRANSCRIPT
Day 4
"Learning to Fly" Saur Loser Ixy Comeaux WAV MP3
TRANSCRIPT
Day 5
Knights of Cydonia Muse Karri Litmanen WAV MP3
TRANSCRIPT
Day 6
Kimigayo Yoshiisa Oku, Akimori Hayashi and Franz Eckert Yuma Tazuka WAV MP3
TRANSCRIPT
Day 7
Wish I Had an Angel Nightwish Karri Litmanen WAV MP3
TRANSCRIPT
Day 8
Sound of Your Voice Barenaked Ladies Yuma Tazuka WAV MP3
TRANSCRIPT
Day 9
Homecoming (We're Coming Home Again) Green Day STS-6W Crew WAV MP3
TRANSCRIPT

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