STS-37
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STS-37 was a 1991 NASA Space Shuttle mission that deployed the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory and conducted various scientific experiments in low Earth orbit.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spaceflight
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Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CGRO deployment mission ⓘ |
| callsign | Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Steven R. Nagel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewMember |
Jay Apt
NERFINISHED
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Jerome Apt NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry L. Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth D. Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ Linda M. Godwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven R. Nagel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | 5 ⓘ |
| evaCrewMember |
Jerome (Jay) Apt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry L. Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evaPerformed | yes ⓘ |
| evaPurpose |
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory antenna deployment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
test of space station assembly techniques ⓘ |
| evaTotalDuration | about 10 hours ⓘ |
| followedBy | STS-43 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | 28.5 degrees ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1991-04-11 ⓘ |
| landingRunway | Runway 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingSite | Edwards Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1991-04-05 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration |
about 6 days
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approximately 143 hours ⓘ |
| missionNumberInProgram | 8th flight of Atlantis ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Jerome (Jay) Apt
NERFINISHED
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Jerry L. Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Linda M. Godwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
satellite deployment
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space science mission ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Space Transportation System flight 37 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEVAs | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| payload |
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Getaway Special canisters NERFINISHED ⓘ Middeck experiments ⓘ |
| pilot | Kenneth D. Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | STS-39 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPayload | Compton Gamma Ray Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
gamma-ray astronomy
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materials science experiments ⓘ space environment research ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleOrbiter | Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleProgram | Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFlight | 1991 ⓘ |
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