Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-3
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-3
STS-3 was the third flight of the Space Shuttle program. It flew in orbit for 8 days. This mission involved extensive orbital endurance testing of Columbia and also included multiple scientific experiments.
Space Shuttle Columbia
Serial OV-102
Launch Crew Count 2
Status Destroyed
Landing Time 1982-03-22T16:00:00+0000
Crew
Jack R. Lousma
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1936-02-29
Status Retired
Type Government
C. Gordon Fullerton
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1936-10-11
Deceased 2013-08-21
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.
