STS-47

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STS-47
Organization NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States),NationalSpaceDevelopmentAgency(NASDA)(Japan)
Mission type Human Crew,Life Science,Microgravity
Launch date September 12, 1992 (1992-09-12)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1992-061A
Inclination 57 degrees
Experiments Here
Alternate Names Spacelab-J/STS 47,22120
Additional Information Here
Telecommunications Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 12772 kg
Payload Mass Down 12799.09 kg
Orbiter Endeavour
Lift Off Mass 2,048,476.82 kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff 111,096.82 kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing 99,694.09 kg
Landed Runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Orbits of Earth 127
Orbital Altitude 163 nautical miles (188 statute miles)


Contents

Crew

  • Commander: Robert L. Gibson
  • Pilot: Curtis L. Brown Jr.
    • Payload Commander:
    • Mission Specialist 1: Mark C. Lee
    • Mission Specialist 2: Jerome Apt
    • Mission Specialist 3: N. Jan Davis
    • Mission Specialist 4: Mae C. Jemison
    • Mission Specialist 5:
    • Payload Specialist 1: Mamoru Mohri
    • Payload Specialist 2:


ISS/Mir Crew Transport


Mission

STS 47 was the 50th Shuttle mission and flew as its primary payload Spacelab-J (SL-J), utilized pressurized Spacelab module. Jointly sponsored by NASA and the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan, SL-J included 24 material science and 19 life sciences experiments, of which 34 were sponsored by NASDA, seven by NASA, and two collaborative efforts. The mission was extended one day to further science objectives. The materials science investigations covered such fields as biotechnology, electronic materials, fluid dynamics and transport phenomena, glasses and ceramics, metals and alloys, and acceleration measurements. The life sciences investigations covered human health, cell separation and biology, development biology, animal and human physiology and behavior, space radiation, and biological rhythms. Test subjects included the crew, Japanese koi fish, cultured animal and plant cells, chicken embryos, fruit flies, fungi and plant seeds, and frogs and frog eggs. Also flown in the payload bay were 12 Get Away Special (GAS) canisters (10 holding experiments, two for ballast) attached to a GAS Bridge Assembly. Middeck experiments included Israeli Space Agency Investigation about Hornets (USAIAH); Solid Surface Combustion Experiment (SSCE); Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX II); Air Force Maui Optical Site (AMOS); and Ultraviolet Plume Instrument (UVPI). The crew consisted of mission commander Robert L Gibson, pilot Curtis L. Brown Jr., payload commander Mark C. Lee, mission specialist N. Jan Davis, science mission specialist Mae C. Jemison, and payload specialist Mamoru C. Mohri. Jemison became the first African-American woman to fly in space, Lee and Davis were the first married couple, and Mohri the first Japanese to fly on the Shuttle. The mission duration was 7 days, 22 hours, 30 minutes, and 23 seconds.


EVA

Payload

Spacelab-J; nine getaway special canister experiments; Israel Space Agency Investigation About Hornets (ISAIAH); Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) II; Solid Surface Combustion Experiment (SSCE)


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