STS-9 [Flight # 9] | 28 November - 8 December 1983 | Columbia [6] |
Crew:
John Young [6], Commander
Brewster Shaw [1], Pilot
Owen Garriott [2], Mission Specialist
Robert Parker [1], Mission Specialist
Bryon Lichtenberg [1], Payload Specialist
Ulf Merbold [1], Payload Specialist (Germany)
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
in the Spacelab habitable module (LM1).
A hydrazine leak likely occurred while in orbit. It froze until re-entry when it thawed and started a fire. After the shuttle had landed, there was an explosion. No one knew about the incident until the next day during an inspection of the shuttle.
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