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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.