STS-52

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STS-52
Organization NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Human Crew
Launch date October 22, 1992 (1992-10-22)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1992-070A
Inclination 28.45 degrees
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 22194
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Payload Mass Up 9106 kg
Payload Mass Down 6554.09 kg
Orbiter Columbia
Lift Off Mass 2,051,965.91 kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff 113,695.45 kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing 97,779.09 kg
Landed Runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Orbits of Earth 159
Orbital Altitude 160 nautical miles (184 statute miles)


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[edit] Crew

  • Commander: James D. Wetherbee
  • Pilot: Michael A. Baker
    • Payload Commander:
    • Mission Specialist 1: William M. Shepherd
    • Mission Specialist 2: Tamara E. Jernigan
    • Mission Specialist 3: Charles Lacy Veach
    • Payload Specialist 1: Steven MacLean



[edit] Mission

STS 52 was the 13th space shuttle Columbia mission launched from Cape Canaveral. On board were Astronauts James Wetherbee, Michael Baker, William Sheperd, Tamara Jernigan, and Charles Veach. It carried the US Microgravity Payload-2 (USMP-2) which contained several microgravity experimental packages. Among them were the growth of cadmium telluride crystals from vapor phase, growth of protein/enzyme crystals, and a number of high school experiments such as the clotting action of snake venom on blood plasma proteins, germination of Florida's official flower seeds, and microgravity effect on dry mustard seeds that were germinated after return. Also on-board were 6 rats that had been given anti-osteoporotic treatment with an experimental drug. The mission duration was 236 hours 56 minutes 13 seconds.


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[edit] Payload

Laser Geodynamic Satellite (LAGEOS) II/ Italian Research Interim Stage (IRIS); Canadian Experiments (CANEX) 2; United States Microgravity Payload (USMP) 1; Attitude Sensor Pack-age (ASP); Tank Pressure Control Experiment (TPCE); Physiological Systems Experiment (PSE); Heat Pipe Performance (HPP) experiment; Commercial Protein Crystal Growth (CPCG); Shuttle Plume Impingement Experiment (SPIE); Commercial Materials ITA Experiment (CMIX); Crystals by Vapor Transport Experiment (CVTE)


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[edit] Video


Amateur video of the launch of STS-52 taken from Titusville