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STS-57 (Flight # 56) 21 June - 1 July 1993

Endeavour (4)

Crew:
    Ronald J. Grabe [4], Commander
    Brian Duffy [2], Pilot
    G. David Low [3], Payload Commander
    Nancy J. Sherlock [1], Mission Specialist 2
    Peter J. K. Wisoff [1], Mission Specialist 3
    Janice E. Voss [1], Mission Specialist 4

Launch:
    Pad: 39-B (20)
    Date: 21 June 1993
    Time: 13:07:22 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 252 nm
    Inclination: 28.45 degrees
    Orbits: 155
    Duration: 9 days, 23 hours, 44 minutes, 54 seconds
    Distance: 4,106,411 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (16)
    Date: 1 July 1993
    Time: 12:52:16 UTC
    Rollout: 1 minute, 5 seconds (3,034 meters, 9,954 feet)

Highlights:
    A satellite deployed for the European Space Agency on STS-46 was retrieved and stowed. Difficulty retracting the satellite's two antenna's resulted in an EVA to correct the problem.