Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-70

Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-70

Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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STS-70

STS-70 was the 21st flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, and the last of 7 shuttle missions to carry a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS). This was the first shuttle mission controlled from the new mission control center room at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. STS-70 was also the first flight of the new Block 1 orbiter main engine, designed to improve both engine performance and safety.

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Space Shuttle Discovery


Serial OV-103

Launch Crew Count 5

Status Retired

Landing Time 1995-07-22T12:02:00+0000


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Crew

Terence Henricks

Commander

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1952-07-05

Status Retired

Type Government


Kevin R. Kregel

Pilot

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1956-09-16

Status Retired

Type Government


Donald A. Thomas

Mission Specialist

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1955-05-06

Status Retired

Type Government


Mary Ellen Weber

Mission Specialist

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1962-01-01

Status Retired

Type Government


Nancy J. Currie-Gregg

Mission Specialist

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1958-12-29

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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