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STS-9 (Flight # 9) 28 November - 8 December 1983

Columbia (6)

Crew:
    John W. Young [6], Commander
    Brewster H. Shaw, Jr. [1], Pilot
    Owen K. Garriott [2], Mission Specialist
    Dr. Robert A. Parker [1], Mission Specialist
    Dr. Byron K. Lichtenberg [1], Payload Specialist
    Dr. Ulf Merbold [1], Payload Specialist (Germany/ESA)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A (9)
    Date: 28 November 1983
    Time: 16:00:00 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 155 nm
    Inclination: 57 degrees
    Orbits: 167
    Duration: 10 days, 7 hours, 47 minutes, 24 seconds
    Distance: 4,295,853 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 17, Edwards Air Force Base, CA (8)
    Date: 8 December 1983
    Time: 23:47:24 UTC
    Rollout: 53 seconds (2,577 meters, 8,456 feet)

Highlights:
    Ulf Merbold was first astronaut to fly representing the European Space Agency (ESA). There were 73 separate experiments in a wide variety of disciplines.