Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-103
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
STS-103
STS-103 was a Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission by Space Shuttle Discovery. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 19 December 1999 and returned on 27 December 1999.
Space Shuttle Discovery
Serial OV-103
Launch Crew Count 7
Status Retired
Landing Time 1999-12-28T00:01:00+0000
Crew
Curtis Brown
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1956-03-11
Status Retired
Type Government
Scott Kelly
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1964-02-21
Status Retired
Type Government
Claude Nicollier
Mission Specialist
Nationality Swiss
Date Of Birth 1944-09-02
Status Retired
Type Government
Jean-François Clervoy
Mission Specialist
Nationality French
Date Of Birth 1958-11-19
Status Active
Type Government
John M. Grunsfeld
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1958-10-10
Status Retired
Type Government
Michael Foale
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1957-01-06
Status Retired
Type Government
Steven Smith
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1958-12-30
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.
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