Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-53
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-53
STS-53 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission in support of the United States Department of Defense. The mission was launched on 2 December 1992 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Space Shuttle Discovery
Serial OV-103
Launch Crew Count 5
Status Retired
Landing Time 1992-12-09T20:43:00+0000
Crew
David M. Walker
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1944-05-20
Deceased 2001-04-23
Status Deceased
Type Government
Robert D. Cabana
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1949-01-23
Status Retired
Type Government
Guion Bluford
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1942-11-22
Status Retired
Type Government
James S. Voss
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1949-03-03
Status Retired
Type Government
Michael R. Clifford
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1952-10-13
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.
