Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-33
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-33
STS-33 was the thirty-second shuttle mission and the ninth of Space Shuttle Discovery. It was the fifth shuttle mission in support of the Department of Defence.
Space Shuttle Discovery
Serial OV-103
Launch Crew Count 5
Status Retired
Landing Time 1989-11-28T00:30:00+0000
Crew
Frederick D. Gregory
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1941-01-07
Status Retired
Type Government
John E. Blaha
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1942-08-26
Status Retired
Type Government
Kathryn C. Thornton
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1952-08-17
Status Retired
Type Government
Sonny Carter
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1947-08-15
Deceased 1991-04-05
Status Died While In Active Service
Type Government
Story Musgrave
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1935-08-19
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.
