STS-65 videos : Columbia July 1994

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There’s an existing STS-65 thread with launch flight deck footage:

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=7668.0

STS-65 Columbia Space Shuttle Mission: Pre-Flight Processing at Kennedy Space Center

Shuttlesource
26 Dec 2024

See the processing of the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-65) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, leading up to the July 8, 1994 mission. This video covers vehicle preparations in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF), stacking in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) and rollout to launch pad 39A.

STS-65 was a mission featuring the International Microgravity Laboratory-2 (IML-2), which conducted 82 experiments across 15 countries to study life sciences, materials science, and fluid dynamics in microgravity.

Columbia STS-65 Astronaut Crew:
Commander:  Bob Cabana
Pilot: James Halsell
Mission Specialist 1: Richard Hieb
Mission Specialist 2: Carl Walz
Mission Specialist 3: Leroy Chiao
Mission Specialist 4: Donald Thomas
Payload Specialist 1: Chiaki Mukai

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Training for Precision: Space Shuttle Onorbit Landing Simulator for STS-65

Shuttlesource
27 Dec 2024
#NASA #SpaceShuttle #STS65

Discover how NASA's used an onorbit Space Shuttle Landing Simulator in preparing the crew of STS-65 for their successful return to Earth after a historic 15-day mission. The simulator provided a highly realistic experience (1990's style), allowing pilots to practice everything from approach and descent to touchdown on Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility. This was no Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 but proved to be helpful in keeping the pilots proficient.

Columbia STS-65 Astronaut Crew:
Commander:  Bob Cabana
Pilot: James Halsell
Mission Specialist 1: Richard Hieb
Mission Specialist 2: Carl Walz
Mission Specialist 3: Leroy Chiao
Mission Specialist 4: Donald Thomas
Payload Specialist 1: Chiaki Mukai