Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-48

Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-48

Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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STS-48

STS-48 was the thirteenth mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its primary purpose was to launch the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. The flight was also the first to test an electronic still camera in space, a modified Nikon F4.

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Space Shuttle Discovery


Serial OV-103

Launch Crew Count 5

Status Retired

Landing Time 1991-09-18T07:38:00+0000


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Crew

John Oliver Creighton

Commander

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1943-04-28

Status Retired

Type Government


Kenneth S. Reightler Jr.

Pilot

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1951-03-24

Status Retired

Type Government


Charles D. Gemar

Mission Specialist

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1955-08-04

Status Retired

Type Government


James Buchli

Mission Specialist

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1945-06-20

Status Retired

Type Government


Mark N. Brown

Mission Specialist

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1951-11-18

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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