STS-63

STS-63 was the second mission of the U.S.-Russian Shuttle–Mir program and the 20th flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. Dubbed the "Near-Mir" mission, it achieved the first rendezvous between an American Space Shuttle and Russia's space station, Mir. Discovery lifted off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B on February 3, 1995, in a night launch. This mission featured several milestones, Eileen Collins became the first female pilot of a Space Shuttle and the first extravehicular activities for both a U.K. born astronaut, Michael Foale, and an astronaut of African heritage, Bernard A. Harris, Jr. STS-63 also successfully deployed and retrieved the Spartan-204 and executed a flyaround of Mir, a critical rehearsal for the upcoming STS-71 mission, which would mark the first shuttle docking with the Russian space station.

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human spaceflight, Bernard A. Harris, Jr., Jim Wetherbee, Michael Foale, Vladimir Titov, low Earth orbit, Eileen Collins, Janice E. Voss, 

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1995 STS-63

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Fluids Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus on STS-63

A spacewalk being performed from Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-63

Fluids Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (FGBA) located on the Space Shuttle Discovery's SPACEHAB during STS-63. The FGBA was used to evaluate the storage, manipulating, and dispensing of two-phase fluids in microgravity.

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An EVA being performed from Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-63

Sts-63 crew

STS-63 Rollout - GPN-2000-000765

Mercury 13

Seven Members of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees in 1995 - GPN-2002-000196-crop

President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore on the Phone with STS-63

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Fluids Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus on STS-63		Commons
commons	image		A spacewalk being performed from Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-63		Commons
commons	image		Fluids Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (FGBA) located on the Space Shuttle Discovery's SPACEHAB during STS-63. The FGBA was used to evaluate the storage, manipulating, and dispensing of two-phase fluids in microgravity.		Commons
commons	image		STS063-313-016 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		An EVA being performed from Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-63		Commons
commons	image		Sts-63 crew		Commons
commons	image		STS-63 Rollout - GPN-2000-000765		Commons
commons	image		Mercury 13		Commons
commons	image		Seven Members of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees in 1995 - GPN-2002-000196-crop		Commons
commons	image		President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore on the Phone with STS-63		Commons