Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-29
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-29
STS-29 was the eighth flight of Discovery and its primary mission was to deploy the TDRS-D 10 satellite. It also deployed eight secondary payloads.
Space Shuttle Discovery
Serial OV-103
Launch Crew Count 5
Status Retired
Landing Time 1989-03-18T14:35:00+0000
Crew
Michael Coats
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1946-01-16
Status Retired
Type Government
John E. Blaha
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1942-08-26
Status Retired
Type Government
James Buchli
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1945-06-20
Status Retired
Type Government
James P. Bagian
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1952-02-22
Status Retired
Type Government
Robert C. Springer
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1942-05-21
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.
