STS-89
From The Space Library
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| Organization | NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Human Crew,Microgravity |
| Launch date | January 23, 1998 |
| Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-003A |
| Experiments | Here |
| Alternate Names | 25143 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| Data Collection | Here |
| Payload Mass Up | 9951.81 kg |
STS 89 was a US Shuttle launch intended to reach and dock with the MIR space station to deliver a new American astronaut for endurance and experience in MIR, and to bring back an earlier astronaut after his four months of stay. It also carried 1,500 kg of supplies and docked at 20:14 UT on January 24. STS 89 also carried resources for some microgravity experiments with names like Closed Equilibrated Biological Aquatic System (CEBAS), Microgravity Plant Nutrient Experiment (MPNE), and Interferometer Protein Crystal Growth (IPCG). It unlocked from MIR at 16:56 UT on January 29. More information can be found at: http://shuttle.nasa.gov/sts-89/orbit/payloads
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