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| STS-52 (Flight # 51) | 22 October - 1 November 1992 | Columbia (13) |
Crew:
James
B. Wetherbee [2], Commander
Michael
A. Baker [2], Pilot
Charles
L. Veach [2], Mission Specialist 1
William
M. Shepherd [3], Mission Specialist 2
Tamara
E. Jernigan [2], Mission Specialist 3
Steven
G. MacLean [1], Payload Specialist 1 (Canada/CSA)
Launch:
Pad: 39-B (17)
Date: 22 October 1992
Time: 17:09:39 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 163 nm
Inclination: 28.45 degrees
Orbits: 159
Duration: 9 days, 20 hours, 56 minutes, 13 seconds
Distance: 4,129,028 miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (13)
Date: 1 November 1992
Time: 14:05:52 UTC
Rollout: 1 minute, 3 seconds (3,264 meters, 10,708 feet)
Highlights:
Laser Geodynamic Satellite II was deployed. Joint NASA and Italian
microgravity experiments were performed.