Jack R. Lousma – STS-3

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Jack R. Lousma – STS-3 was the third Space Shuttle mission, commanded by NASA astronaut Jack R. Lousma, that tested the capabilities and systems of the Space Shuttle Columbia in early 1982.

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Surface form Occurrences
Jack R. Lousma – Skylab 3 1
STS-3 0

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA spaceflight
Space Shuttle mission
callSign Columbia NERFINISHED
commander Jack R. Lousma NERFINISHED
countryOfOperator United States of America
surface form: United States
crewCalls Columbia NERFINISHED
crewMember C. Gordon Fullerton NERFINISHED
Jack R. Lousma NERFINISHED
crewSize 2
followedBy STS-4 NERFINISHED
isThirdMissionOf Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED
landingDate 1982-03-30
landingSite White Sands Space Harbor NERFINISHED
launchDate 1982-03-22
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Columbia NERFINISHED
missionDuration 8 days
~192 hours
missionNumber 3
missionPhase early orbital flight test phase of Space Shuttle program
missionType orbital test flight
notableFeature first and only Space Shuttle landing at White Sands Space Harbor
first extended testing of Canadarm in orbit
first unpainted external tank used on a Shuttle flight
operatedBy NASA
orbitalInclination ~38.0 degrees
orbitingBody Earth NERFINISHED
payload Getaway Special canisters NERFINISHED
OSS-1 (Office of Space Science-1) payload
Shuttle Remote Manipulator System NERFINISHED
pilot C. Gordon Fullerton NERFINISHED
precededBy STS-2 NERFINISHED
primaryObjective conduct life sciences experiments
conduct materials science experiments
evaluate Shuttle thermal response
test Canadarm (Shuttle Remote Manipulator System)
test Space Shuttle Columbia systems
spacecraft Space Shuttle Columbia NERFINISHED
spacecraftName Columbia NERFINISHED
spacecraftSerialNumber OV-102 NERFINISHED
spaceShuttleProgram Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED
testedSystem Shuttle Remote Manipulator System operations
Space Shuttle environmental control systems NERFINISHED
Space Shuttle guidance and navigation systems
Space Shuttle payload bay operations
Space Shuttle thermal protection system NERFINISHED
yearOfMission 1982

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NASA Astronaut Group 6 memberFlewOnMission Jack R. Lousma – STS-3
this entity surface form: Jack R. Lousma – Skylab 3
NASA Astronaut Group 6 memberFlewOnMission Jack R. Lousma – STS-3