STS-50

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STS-50
Organization NASA-OfficeofSpaceScienceApplications(UnitedStates),NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Human Crew,Life Science,Microgravity
Launch date June 25, 1992 (1992-06-25)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1992-034A
Inclination 28.45 degrees
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 22000
Additional Information Here
PDMP Information Here
Telecommunications Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 11153 kg
Payload Mass Down 11176.82 kg
Orbiter Columbia
Lift Off Mass 2,054,400.00 kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff 116,938.64 kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing 103,694.09 kg
Landed Runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Orbits of Earth 221
Orbital Altitude 160 nautical miles (184 statute miles)


Contents

[edit] Crew

  • Commander: Richard N. Richards
  • Pilot: Kenneth D. Bowersox
    • Payload Commander: Bonnie J. Dunbar
    • Mission Specialist 1: Ellen S. Baker
    • Mission Specialist 2: Carl J. Meade
    • Mission Specialist 3:
    • Mission Specialist 4:
    • Mission Specialist 5:
    • Payload Specialist 1: Eugene H. Trinh
    • Payload Specialist 2: Lawrence J. DeLucas


ISS/Mir Crew Transport


[edit] Mission

Space Shuttle Mission STS 50 was the 48th Shuttle flight and the 12th flight of Columbia. Commanding the mission was Richard N. Richards, Capt. USN. Kenneth D. Bowersox served as his pilot. Mission specialists included Bonnie Dunbar, who also served as Payload Commander, Ellen Baker, and Carl Meade, col. USAF. Payload specialists included Lawrence J. DeLucas and Eugene H. Trinh. STS 50 carried the United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML 1), a Spacelab long module with an Extended Duration Orbiter (EDO) pallet in the aft cargo bay. The USML 1 consisted of 31 experiments ranging from the manufacture of crystals for possible semiconductor use to the study of the behavior of weightless fluids. STS 50 also carried the Investigations into Polymer Membrane Processing experiment and the Space Shuttle Amature Radio Experiment-II. Columbia landed July 9, 1992, at 11:43 a.m. UT on KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 33. It completed 221 revolutions around the Earth and logged 5,758,000 miles during the flight.


[edit] EVA

[edit] Payload

United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML)-1; Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment (OARE); Investigations Into Polymer Membrane Processing (IPMP); Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX)-ll; Ultraviolet Plume Instrument (UVPl)


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