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| STS-35 (Flight # 38) | 2-11 December 1990 | Columbia (10) |
Crew:
Vance
D. Brand [4], Commander
Guy
S. Gardner [2], Pilot
Jeffrey
A. Hoffman [2], Mission Specialist 1
John
M. Lounge [3], Mission Specialist 2
Robert
A. Parker [2], Mission Specialist 3
Samuel
T. Durrance [1], Payload Specialist 1
Ronald
A. Parise [1], Payload Specialist 2
Launch:
Pad: 39-B (11)
Date: 2 December 1990
Time: 06:49:01 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 190 nm
Inclination: 28.45 degrees
Orbits: 144
Duration: 8 days, 23 hours, 5 minutes, 8 seconds
Distance: 3,728,636 miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, CA (30)
Date: 11 December 1990
Time: 05:54:09 UTC
Rollout: 58 seconds (3,221 meters, 10,566 feet)
Highlights:
Celestial observations were done with ASTRO-1, an observatory
consisting of 4 telescopes.