STS-49 was NASA's maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which launched on May 7, 1992. The primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve...
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Thomas Akers (section STS-49)
Spaceflight mission report: STS-41 Spaceflight mission report: STS-49 Spaceflight mission report: STS-61 Spaceflight mission report: STS-79 Article "Astronaut...
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Bruce E. Melnick (section STS-49)
13:57:19 UTC.: 3 Melnick once again served as a mission specialist during STS-49. On May 7, 1992, 23:40:00 UTC, Endeavour launched from LC-39B on its maiden...
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Kevin P. Chilton (section STS-49)
Fender Stratocaster while jamming with the all astronaut band, "Max Q". STS-49, which lasted from May 7–16, 1992, was the maiden voyage of Space Shuttle...
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STS-32, STS-46, STS-62, STS-81, STS-98 Mae Jemison – STS-47 Tamara Jernigan – STS-40, STS-52, STS-67, STS-80, STS-96 Brent Jett – STS-72, STS-81, STS-97...
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It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th and final mission, STS-134, in May 2011. STS-134 was expected to be the final mission...
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of four space flights—STS-8 (August 30 – September 3, 1983), STS-51-G (June 17–24, 1985), STS-32 (January 9–20, 1990), and STS-49 (May 7–16, 1992) -- Brandenstein...
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Shuttle missions. He was a mission specialist on STS-39 and STS-49, and was a payload commander on STS-65. After leaving NASA he worked at AlliedSignal...
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Blaha — STS-29, STS-33, STS-43, STS-58, STS-79/81 Michael J. Bloomfield — STS-86, STS-97, STS-110 Guion Bluford — STS-8, STS-61-A, STS-39, STS-53 Karol...
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for the class of 1995. A veteran of three space flights, STS-36 in 1990, STS-49 in 1992 and STS-62 in 1994, Thuot has logged over 654 hours in space, including...
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(EVAs)), an all-time record; even the re-positioning of Intelsat VI on STS-49 in May 1992 required only four. The flight plan allowed for two additional...
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first three-person EVA was performed on May 13, 1992, as the third EVA of STS-49, the maiden flight of Endeavour. Pierre Thuot, Richard Hieb, and Thomas...
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veteran of four space flights, Thornton flew on STS-33 in 1989, STS-49 in 1992, STS-61 in 1993, and STS-73 in 1995. She has logged over 975 hours in space...
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— STS-87 (1997), STS-107 (2003) Leroy Chiao — STS-65 (1994), STS-72 (1996), STS-92 (2000), Soyuz TMA-5 (2004) Kevin P. Chilton — STS-49 (1992), STS-59...
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STS-82, STS-103, STS-110 Fayetteville: Richard O. Covey — STS-51-I, STS-26, STS-38, STS-61 Little Rock: Scott E. Parazynski — STS-66, STS-86, STS-95...
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in orbit: STS-2 (equipment failure), STS-35 (weather), STS-44 (equipment failure), and STS-83 (equipment failure, relaunched as STS-94). STS-300 was the...
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STS-41 was the 36th Space Shuttle mission and the eleventh mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The four-day mission had a primary objective of launching...
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Marine Corps (3 flights) STS-46 Atlantis — July 1992 — Pilot — Deployment of EURECA and Tethered Satellite System (TSS) STS-62 Columbia — March 1994 —...
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record for the most people in the vacuum of space at once, set during the STS-49 Shuttle mission when the only three-person EVA to date was performed, in...
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(born 1953), U.S. Navy (4 flights) STS-43 Atlantis — August 1991 — Pilot — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite deployment STS-52 Columbia — October/November...
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STS-31 was the 35th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program. The primary purpose of this mission was the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)...
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STS-51 was a NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission that launched the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) in September 1993. The flight...
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STS-45 was a 1992 NASA Space Shuttle mission using the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Its almost nine-day scientific mission was with a non-deployable payload...
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Endeavour began in 1987 and was completed in 1990, and it first flew on STS-49 in May 1992. He also announced that the program would no longer carry commercial...
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repair would help demonstrate the viability of building Space Station Alpha. STS-49 in 1992 demonstrated the difficulty of space work. While its rescue of Intelsat...
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STS-50 (U.S. Microgravity Laboratory-1) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, the 12th mission of the Columbia orbiter. Columbia landed at Kennedy Space Center...
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Force Base, California, at 16:33:49 EST on December 3, 1985, after 6 days, 21 hours, 4 minutes, and 49 seconds in orbit. STS-61-B marked the quickest turnaround...
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filled with cargo for station outfitting. STS-96 launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 27 May 1999 at 06:49:42 AM EDT and returned to Kennedy on...
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STS-113 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. During the 14-day mission in late 2002...
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Retrieved 17 December 2017. "STS-8". Spacefacts. Retrieved 18 December 2017. "STS-9". Spacefacts. Retrieved 18 December 2017. "STS-41B". Spacefacts. Retrieved...
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