Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-3

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.

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Space Shuttle Columbia


Serial OV-102

Launch Crew Count 2

Status Destroyed

Landing Time 1982-03-22T16:00:00+0000


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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


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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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