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| STS-42 (Flight # 45) | 22-30 January 1992 | Discovery (14) |
Crew:
Ronald
J. Grabe [3], Commander
Stephen
S. Oswald [1], Pilot
Norman
E. Thagard [4], Mission Specialist 1
David
C. Hilmers [4], Mission Specialist 2
William
F. Readdy [1], Mission Specialist 3
Roberta
L. Bondar [1], Payload Specialist 1 (Canada/CSA)
Ulf
D. Merbold [2], Payload Specialist 2 (Germany/ESA)
Launch:
Pad: 39-A (32)
Date: 22 January 1992
Time: 14:52:33 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 163 nm
Inclination: 57.0 degrees
Orbits: 129
Duration: 8 days, 1 hour, 14 minutes, 44 seconds
Distance: 2,921,153 miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, CA (35)
Date: 30 January 1992
Time: 16:07:17 UTC
Rollout: 58 seconds (3,000 meters, 9,841 feet)
Highlights:
Around the clock research was done in the International Microgravity
Laboratory carried in the pressurized Spacelab module.