Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-55
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.April 26, 1993Add to calendar
Launch Successful
Lockheed Space Operations Company's 46th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 3,812th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Apr 26, 14:50 – Apr 26, 14:50 UTC
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STS-55
STS-55 (Space Transportation System 55), or D-2 was the 55th overall flight of the US Space Shuttle and the 14th flight of Shuttle Columbia. This flight was a multinational Spacelab flight involving 88 experiments from eleven different nations. The experiments ranged from biology sciences to simple earth observations.
· Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Bernard HarrisMission Specialist · NASA
Terence HenricksPilot · NASA
Hans SchlegelPayload Specialist · ESA
Ulrich WalterPayload Specialist · DLR
Steven R. NagelCommander · NASA
Jerry L. RossMission Specialist · NASA
Charles J. PrecourtMission Specialist · NASA
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- STS-55 launch & landing (4-26-93) — 3210andLiftoff
