D-2
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D-2 was a 1993 German-led Spacelab space shuttle mission focused on microgravity and life sciences research in low Earth orbit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| D-2 canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Space Shuttle mission
ⓘ
Spacelab mission ⓘ microgravity research mission ⓘ |
| commander | Steven R. Nagel ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| crewSize | 7 ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1993-05-06 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1993-04-26 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 9 days 23 hours 40 minutes ⓘ |
| missionDurationDays | 9.99 ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
conduct multidisciplinary microgravity experiments in low Earth orbit
ⓘ
study effects of microgravity on humans, plants, and materials ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Bernard A. Harris Jr.
ⓘ
Charles J. Precourt ⓘ Jerry L. Ross ⓘ |
| missionType |
life sciences research
ⓘ
materials science research ⓘ microgravity research ⓘ technology demonstration ⓘ |
| nasaMissionDesignation | STS-55 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive life sciences experiment set
ⓘ
second German-led Spacelab mission ⓘ |
| operator |
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
ⓘ
surface form:
German Aerospace Center
NASA ⓘ |
| orbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitApogeeKilometers | 307 ⓘ |
| orbitInclinationDegrees | 28.45 ⓘ |
| orbitPerigeeKilometers | 296 ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 160 ⓘ |
| payloadSpecialist |
Hans Schlegel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulrich Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilot | Terence T. Henricks ⓘ |
| precededBy | D-1 ⓘ |
| primaryResearchField |
biology in microgravity
ⓘ
human physiology in microgravity ⓘ materials processing in space ⓘ microgravity fluid physics ⓘ |
| researchPlatform |
Spacelab laboratory module
ⓘ
surface form:
Spacelab laboratory
|
| spacecraft |
Space Shuttle Columbia
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia (OV-102)
|
| spacelabModule | Spacelab module ⓘ |
| spacelabSeries |
Spacelab D1
ⓘ
surface form:
German Spacelab missions
|
| spaceShuttle | Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleProgram |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| sponsoringAgency |
European Space Agency
ⓘ
German Aerospace Center (DLR) ⓘ NASA ⓘ |
| year | 1993 ⓘ |
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