Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-39

Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-39

Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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STS-39

STS-39 was the twelfth mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its primary purpose was to conduct a variety of payload experiments for the Department of Defence.

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Space Shuttle Discovery


Serial OV-103

Launch Crew Count 7

Status Retired

Landing Time 1991-05-06T18:55:00+0000


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Crew

Michael Coats

Commander

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1946-01-16

Status Retired

Type Government


Lloyd Hammond

Pilot

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1952-01-16

Status Retired

Type Government


Charles L. Veach

Mission Specialist

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1944-09-18

Deceased 1995-10-03

Status Deceased

Type Government


Donald R. McMonagle

Mission Specialist

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1952-05-14

Status Retired

Type Government


Gregory Harbaugh

Mission Specialist

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1956-04-15

Status Retired

Type Government


Guion Bluford

Mission Specialist

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1942-11-22

Status Retired

Type Government


Richard Hieb

Mission Specialist

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1955-09-21

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


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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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