Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-42
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.January 22, 1992Add to calendar
Launch Successful
Lockheed Space Operations Company's 36th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 3,690th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jan 22, 14:52 – Jan 22, 14:52 UTC
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STS-42
STS-42 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission with the Spacelab module. The main goal of the mission was to study the effects of microgravity on a variety of organisms.
· Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Roberta BondarPayload Specialist · CSA
David HilmersMission Specialist · NASA
Ulf MerboldPayload Specialist · ESA
Ronald J. GrabeCommander · NASA
Stephen S. OswaldPilot · NASA
William F. ReaddyMission Specialist · NASA
Norman E. ThagardMission Specialist · NASA
Booster
No booster details available.
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- STS-42 launch & landing (1-22-92) — 3210andLiftoff
