Front row (L-R): Albert Sacco, Jr.; Kent V. Rominger; Michael Lopez-Alegria
Back row (L-R): Catherine G. Coleman; Commander Kenneth D. Bowersox; Fred W. Leslie, Kathryn C. Thornton
Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-73) successfully launched October 20, 1995 after six previous aborted launches. It ties with STS-61-C for the most number of scrubs. On Day 6 of the mission, the crew threw out the ceremonial first pitch for Game 5 of the World Series. Mission Specialist 2 Michael Lopez-Alegria is the first Spanish-born astronaut.
Some of the crew appeared on the "Fear of Flying" episode of Home Improvement, February 3, 1996.
Oh, and UFOlogists claim Catherine Coleman reported seeing a UFO. Another first for NASA!
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-73.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-73
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0603460/?ref_=ttep_ep5
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