Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-49

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).

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Space Shuttle Endeavour


Serial OV-105

Launch Crew Count 7

Status Retired

Landing Time 1992-05-16T22:57:00+0000


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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


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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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