Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-103

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.

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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.

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Space Shuttle Discovery


Serial OV-103

Launch Crew Count 7

Status Retired

Landing Time 1999-12-28T00:01:00+0000


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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


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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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