Columbia (STS-83) launched 1997

STS-83 crew

Front row (L-R): Janice Voss, James Halsell, Susan Kilrain, Donald Thomas

Back row (L-R): Roger Crouch, Greg Linteris, Michael Gernhardt

Mission patch

Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-83), launched April 4, 1997, was originally scheduled to remain in space for over 15 days, but the mission was cut short when a problem with Fuel Cell #2 developed.  Its crew consisted of Commander James Halsell, Pilot Susan Kilrain, Janice Voss, Michael Gernhardt, Donald Thomas, Roger Crouch, and Greg Linteris.

The payload was the Microgravity Science Laboratory, but the crew returned to Earth after just 4 days.  The mission was flown again as STS-94.

Columbia (STS-94) launched 1997

STS-94 crew

Front Row (L-R): Janice Voss, James Halsell, Susan Kilrain Still, Donald Tomas

Back Row (L-R): Roger Crouch, Greg Linteris, Michael Gernhardt

Mission patch

Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-94), launched July 1, 1997, was the reflight of STS-83 from April, which was cut short due to a problem with Fuel Cell #2.  Its crew consisted of Commander James Halsell, Pilot Susan Kilrain Still, Janice Voss, Michael Gernhardt, Donald Thomas, Roger Crouch, and Greg Linteris.  It was the only time in history two missions with more than one crewmember had the exact same crew.

This time, the crew managed to complete all their objectives for the mission.  They returned to Earth 

Happy birthday, Space Shuttle astronaut Susan Kilrain!

Susan Leigh Still Kilrain, born October 24, 1961 in Augusta, Georgia, is a veteran of two Space Shuttle flights.  Her first mission was aboard Columbia (STS-83) as pilot in April 1997.  That mission was cut short because of a problem with Fuel Cell #2 and had to land early.

The mission was rescheduled for July 1997 on Columbia (STS-94), when she served as pilot again.  It is the only time in history that two space flights with more than one crew member flew with the exact same crew.