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STS-55

STS-55 [Flight # 55]
26 April - 6 May 1993

Crew:
    Steven Nagel [4], Commander
    Terence Henricks [2], Pilot
    Jerry Ross [4], Mission Specialist
    Charles Precourt [1], Mission Specialist
    Bernard Harris [1], Mission Specialist
    Ulrich Walter [1], Payload Specialist (Germany)
    Hans Schlegel [1], Payload Specialist (Germany)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A [36]
    Date: 26 April 1993
    Time: 14:50:00 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 163 nm
    Inclination: 28.45 degrees
    Orbits: 160
    Duration: 9 days, 23 hours, 39 minutes, 59 seconds
    Distance: 4,164,183 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, CA [38]
    Date: 6 May 1993
    Time: 14:29:59 UTC
    Rollout: 1 minute, 1 second (3,086 meters, 10,125 feet)

Highlights:
    Spacelab module LM1 flight under German management. Completion of this flight resulted in a shuttle fleet accumulated flight time exceeding one year.

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