Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-49
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-49
STS-49 was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve an Intelsat VI satellite (Intelsat 603, which failed to leave low earth orbit two years before), attach it to a new upper stage, and relaunch it to its intended geosynchronous orbit. After several attempts, the capture was completed with a three-person extra-vehicular activity (EVA).
Space Shuttle Endeavour
Serial OV-105
Launch Crew Count 7
Status Retired
Landing Time 1992-05-16T22:57:00+0000
Crew
Daniel Brandenstein
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1943-01-17
Status Retired
Type Government
Kevin P. Chilton
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1954-11-03
Status Retired
Type Government
Bruce E. Melnick
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1949-12-05
Status Retired
Type Government
Kathryn C. Thornton
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1952-08-17
Status Retired
Type Government
Pierre J. Thuot
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1955-05-19
Status Retired
Type Government
Richard Hieb
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1955-09-21
Status Retired
Type Government
Thomas Akers
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1951-05-20
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.
