STS-9

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STS-9 was a 1983 Space Shuttle Columbia mission notable for carrying the first Spacelab laboratory module into orbit and conducting extensive scientific research in microgravity.

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STS-9 canonical 15

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA spaceflight
Space Shuttle mission
agencyCollaboration European Space Agency
NASA
callsign Columbia
carriedAstronaut Ulf Merbold
commander John W. Young
conducted astrophysics experiments
life sciences experiments
materials science experiments
microgravity experiments
solar physics experiments
crewMember Brewster H. Shaw
surface form: Brewster H. Shaw Jr.

Byron K. Lichtenberg
John W. Young
Owen K. Garriott
Robert A. R. Parker
Ulf Merbold
crewSize 6
followedBy STS-41B
surface form: STS-41-B
internationalParticipation first ESA astronaut on Space Shuttle
laboratoryModule Spacelab 1
landingDate 1983-12-08
landingRunway Runway 17
landingSite Edwards Air Force Base
launchCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
launchDate 1983-11-28
launchLocation Kennedy Space Center
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
LC-39A
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Columbia
launchYear 1983
missionDuration 10 days
10 days 7 hours 47 minutes
missionNumber 9
missionSpecialist Owen K. Garriott
Robert A. R. Parker
missionType microgravity research
scientific research
notableFor first Spacelab mission
operator NASA
orbiter Columbia
orbitRegime Low Earth orbit
payload Spacelab 1
surface form: Spacelab 1 laboratory module
payloadSpecialist Byron K. Lichtenberg
Ulf Merbold
pilot Brewster H. Shaw
surface form: Brewster H. Shaw Jr.
precededBy STS-8
primaryObjective operate Spacelab 1 for multidisciplinary research
program NASA Space Shuttle program
surface form: Space Shuttle program
spacecraft Space Shuttle Columbia
UlfMerboldNationality German

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