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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.