Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-70
Lockheed Space Operations Company · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Lockheed Space Operations Company's 60th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 4,000th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jul 13, 13:41 – Jul 13, 13:41 UTC
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STS-70
STS-70 was the 21st flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, and the last of 7 shuttle missions to carry a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS). This was the first shuttle mission controlled from the new mission control center room at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. STS-70 was also the first flight of the new Block 1 orbiter main engine, designed to improve both engine performance and safety.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Terence HenricksCommander · NASA
Nancy J. Currie-GreggMission Specialist · NASA
Donald A. ThomasMission Specialist · NASA
Kevin R. KregelPilot · NASA
Mary Ellen WeberMission Specialist · NASA
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- STS-70 launch & landing (7-13-95) — 3210andLiftoff
