STS-55
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STS-55 was a 1993 Space Shuttle Columbia mission that carried the German-led Spacelab D-2 laboratory into orbit for a series of microgravity and scientific experiments.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spaceflight
ⓘ
Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Spacelab D-2 mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Steven R. Nagel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedExperimentsIn |
life sciences
ⓘ
microgravity ⓘ |
| conductedExperimentsIn | materials science ⓘ |
| conductedExperimentsIn | technology demonstrations ⓘ |
| crewSize | 7 ⓘ |
| followedBy | STS-57 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalCooperation |
European Space Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laboratoryModule | Spacelab D-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1993-05-06 ⓘ |
| landingRunway | Runway 22 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingSite | Edwards Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1993-04-26 ⓘ |
| launchPad | Launch Complex 39A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| missionDuration |
23 hours
ⓘ
40 minutes ⓘ 9 days ⓘ approx. 9.99 days ⓘ |
| missionName | STS-55 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Bernard A. Harris Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles J. Precourt NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry L. Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
Spacelab laboratory mission
ⓘ
microgravity research ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| notableFeature | second German-led Spacelab mission ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitApogee | approx. 301 km ⓘ |
| orbiter | Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 28.45 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPerigee | approx. 296 km ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | about 90 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 160 ⓘ |
| payload | Spacelab D-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payloadSpecialist |
Hans Schlegel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulrich Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilot | Terence T. Henricks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | STS-56 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySponsor | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SpacelabModule | D-2 (Deutschland 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SpacelabSponsor | German Aerospace Center DLR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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