Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-9
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-9
STS-9 was the sixth mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on a 10 day mission to perform science in space using the Spacelab module.
Space Shuttle Columbia
Serial OV-102
Launch Crew Count 6
Status Destroyed
Landing Time 1983-12-08T22:47:00+0000
Crew
John Young
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1930-09-24
Deceased 2018-01-05
Status Deceased
Type Government
Brewster H. Shaw
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1945-05-16
Status Retired
Type Government
Byron K. Lichtenberg
Payload Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1948-02-19
Status Retired
Type Government
Owen K. Garriott
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1930-11-22
Deceased 2019-04-15
Status Deceased
Type Government
Robert A. Parker
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1936-12-14
Status Retired
Type Government
Ulf Merbold
Payload Specialist
Nationality German
Date Of Birth 1941-06-20
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.
