STS-33

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STS-33
Organization NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Human Crew
Launch date November 23, 1989 (1989-11-23)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1989-090A
Inclination 28.45 degrees
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 20329
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up Classified kg
Payload Mass Down Classified kg
Orbiter Discovery
Lift Off Mass Classified kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff Classified kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing Classified kg
Landed Concrete runway 04 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Orbits of Earth 78


Contents

Crew

  • Commander: Frederick D. Gregory
  • Pilot: John E. Blaha
    • Payload Commander:
    • Mission Specialist 1: F. Story Musgrave
    • Mission Specialist 2: Kathryn C. Thornton
    • Mission Specialist 3: Manley L. Carter Jr.
    • Mission Specialist 4:
    • Mission Specialist 5:
    • Payload Specialist 1:
    • Payload Specialist 2:


ISS/Mir Crew Transport


Mission

STS 33 (Space Transportation System) was the ninth Discovery flight. On board were Commander Frederick Gregory, Pilot John Blaha, mission specialists Manley Carter, Franklin Musgrave, and Kathryn Thornton. This was a classified Department of Defense mission. Discovery's scheduled reentry was postponed from the night of November 26 to the following afternoon due to high winds at the Edwards AFB landing site. Continued strong crosswinds and tailwinds forced an additional one orbit delay and a last minute runway change following the deorbit burn. Mission duration was 120 hours 6 minutes 46 seconds.


EVA

Payload

DOD


Mission patch:

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