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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.