Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-43
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-43
STS-43 was the ninth flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The nine day mission had a primary goal of launching the fifth Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-E.
Space Shuttle Atlantis
Serial OV-104
Launch Crew Count 5
Status Retired
Landing Time 1991-08-11T12:23:00+0000
Crew
John E. Blaha
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1942-08-26
Status Retired
Type Government
Michael A. Baker
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1953-10-27
Status Retired
Type Government
G. David Low
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1956-02-19
Deceased 2008-03-15
Status Deceased
Type Government
James C. Adamson
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1946-03-03
Status Retired
Type Government
Shannon Lucid
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1943-01-14
Status Retired
Type Government
Space Shuttle
Height 56.10 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 28200 kN
Diameter 8.00 Meters
Mass To LEO 27500 kg
Liftoff Mass 2030 Tonnes
Launch Success 133
Consecutive Success 22
Maiden Flight 1981-04-12
Launch Failures 2
Programs
Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.
