The Space Shuttle Columbia climbs a golden tower into a royal blue sky dusted with clouds. The 58th Shuttle flight lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at 10:53:10 a.m. EDT, beginning the longest mission planned in Shuttle program history: two weeks. The Extended Duration Orbiter STS-58 mission will allow the seven-member crew to delve extensively into a number of experiments investigating the adaptation of the human body to space. Spacelab Llife Sciences-2 is the second Spacelab mission dedicated solely to life sciences research.
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The Space Shuttle Columbia climbs a golden tower into a royal blue sky dusted with clouds. The 58th Shuttle flight lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at 10:53:10 a.m. EDT, beginning the longest mission planned in Shuttle program history: two weeks. The Extended Duration Orbiter STS-58 mission will allow the seven-member crew to delve extensively into a number of experiments investigating the adaptation of the human body to space. Spacelab Llife Sciences-2 is the second Spacelab mission dedicated solely to life sciences research.