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| STS-50 (Flight # 48) | 25 June - 9 July 1992 | Columbia (12) |
Crew:
Richard
N. Richards [3], Commander
Kenneth
D. Bowersox [1], Pilot
Bonnie
J. Dunbar [3], Payload Commander
Ellen
S. Baker [2], Mission Specialist 2
Carl J.
Meade [2], Mission Specialist 3
Lawerence
J. DeLucas [1], Payload Specialist 1
Eugene
H. Trinh [1], Payload Specialist 2
Launch:
Pad: 39-A (34)
Date: 25 June 1992
Time: 16:12:23 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 160 nm
Inclination: 28.45 degrees
Orbits: 221
Duration: 13 days, 19 hours, 30 minutes, 4 seconds
Distance: 5,758,000 miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (10)
Date: 9 July 1992
Time: 11:42:27 UTC
Rollout: 59 seconds (3,253 meters, 10,674 feet)
Highlights:
First flight of the U.S. Microgravity Laboratory for microgravity
research.