What is STS-87?
'''STS-87''' was a [[Space Shuttle]] mission launched from Launch Complex 39B of the [[Kennedy Space Center]] on 19 November 1997. It was the 88th flight of the Space Shuttle and the 24th flight of [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Columbia]]. [[The Mission (1986 movie)|The mission]] goals were to conduct experiments using the [[United States]] Microgravity Payload (USMP-4), conduct two [[Extravehicular activity|Extravehicular activities]], and deploy the SPARTAN-201 experiment. This mission marked the first time an EVA was performed from Columbia. An EVA from Columbia was originally planned for STS-5 in 1982 but was cancelled due to spacesuit problems. It also marked the first EVA conducted by a Japanese [[astronaut]], [[Takao Doi]]. [[Category:Space Shuttle flights]]