Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-2
Rockwell International · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Rockwell International's 1st launch · 1st this year · humanity's 2,504th orbital launch attempt
November 12, 1981Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Nov 12, 15:10 – Nov 12, 15:10 UTC
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STS-2
STS-2 was the second flight of the Space Shuttle program. It flew on Columbia again marking the first time in history that a manned, reusable orbital vehicle returned to orbit for a second time.
Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Joe EngleCommander · NASA
Richard H. TrulyPilot · NASA
Booster
No booster details available.
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- STS-2: Space Shuttle Columbia — Launch Library
