Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-2
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-2
STS-2 was the second flight of the Space Shuttle program. It flew on Columbia again marking the first time in history that a manned, reusable orbital vehicle returned to orbit for a second time.
Space Shuttle Columbia
Serial OV-102
Launch Crew Count 2
Status Destroyed
Landing Time 1981-11-14T21:23:00+0000
Crew
Joe Engle
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1932-08-26
Deceased 2024-07-10
Status Deceased
Type Government
Richard H. Truly
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1937-11-12
Deceased 2024-02-27
Status Deceased
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.
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