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    STS-55, or Deutschland 2 (D-2), was the 55th overall flight of the NASA Space Shuttle and the 14th flight of Shuttle Columbia. This flight was a multinational...
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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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    2010). "STS-44". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021. Ryba, Jeanne (31 March 2010). "STS-55". Mission...
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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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    (1985), STS-33 (1989), STS-44 (1991), STS-61 (1993), STS-80 (1996) Steven R. Nagel — STS-51-G (1985), STS-61-A (1985), STS-37 (1991), STS-55 (1993) George...
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  • began in April 1989. In 1993, GSOC accompanied the entire operation with STS-55 and had full payload control via the Spacelab. This was the first time that...
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    support crewman for STS 41-B, STS 41-C and STS 51-A; spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) during STS 41-B, STS 41-C, STS 41-D, STS 51-A and STS 51-D; Chief of...
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    2003, Columbia disintegrated upon reentry, killing the seven-member crew of STS-107 and destroying most of the scientific payloads aboard. The Columbia Accident...
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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-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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    specialist on STS-55 (April 26 to May 6, 1993), was the pilot on STS-71 (June 27 to July 7, 1995), and was the spacecraft commander on STS-84 (May 15–24...
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    on STS-47), the Spacelab Life and Microgravity Science Mission (LMS on STS-78) and the German Spacelab missions (D-1 on STS-61-A and D-2 on STS-55). MSL...
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    on STS-47), the Spacelab Life and Microgravity Science Mission (LMS on STS-78) and the German Spacelab missions (D-1 on STS-61-A and D-2 on STS-55). MSL...
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    designated STS-11, became STS-41-B as part of the new numbering system. EVA 1 Personnel: McCandless and Stewart Date: February 7, 1984 Duration: 5 hours, 55 minutes...
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    Retrieved 17 December 2017. "STS-56". Spacefacts. Retrieved 18 December 2017. "STS-55". Spacefacts. Retrieved 18 December 2017. "STS-57". Spacefacts. Retrieved...
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    He flew as a DLR payload specialist in 1993 aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-55, which included the German-sponsored Spacelab D-2 research module. From...
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    Force (4 flights) STS-55 Columbia (German Spacelab Mission) STS-71 Atlantis (Shuttle-Mir Mission) STS-84 Atlantis (Shuttle-Mir Mission) STS-91 Discovery (Shuttle-Mir...
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    RS-25 (redirect from RS-55)
    the ATO). STS-55 Columbia – No. 3 engine caused an RSLS shutdown at T−3 seconds due to a leak in its liquid-oxygen preburner check valve. STS-51 Discovery...
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    flights (STS-51-G and STS-61-A in 1985, STS-37 in 1991, and STS-55 in 1993) as described below: Nagel first flew as a mission specialist on STS-51G, which...
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    launch sequencer (RSLS) abort", and occurred five times: STS-41-D, STS-51-F, STS-55, STS-51, and STS-68. Once the shuttle's SRBs were ignited, the vehicle...
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    LITENING AN/AAS-38 Nite Hawk AN/AAQ-33 Sniper XR AN/AVQ-26 Pave Tack PDLCT STS-55 STS-56 Thales Damoclès Thales TALIOS TIALD TX-S55 TX-S56 WMD-7 UOMZ Sapsan-E...
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    on STS-99 Steven MacLean – mission specialist on STS-115 Hans Schlegel – mission specialist on STS-122 Umberto Guidoni – mission specialist on STS-100...
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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-56 was a NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission to perform special experiments. The mission was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April...
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  • Schlegel – STS-55 (Spacelab-D2 Mission) Ulrich Walter – STS-55 (Spacelab-D2 Mission) Claude Nicollier – STS-46, STS-61 (Hubble), STS-75, STS-103 (Hubble)...
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    NASA designation STS-61-A) took place in 1985. A second similar mission, Deutschland 2 (Spacelab-D2, DLR-2, NASA designation STS-55), was first planned...
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    Specialist, STS-55 (Columbia – Spacelab) Mission Specialist, STS-122 (Atlantis – to ISS) Robert Thirsk, Canada (2 flights) Payload Specialist, STS-78 (Columbia;...
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  • SLF was for mission STS-41B in 1984; landings were suspended at the site following brake damage and a blown tire during the STS-51D landing in 1985,...
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    STS-109 (SM3B) was a Space Shuttle mission that launched from the Kennedy Space Center on 1 March 2002. It was the 108th mission of the Space Shuttle...
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    Germany. In 1993, he flew on board the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-55 (Spacelab D-2) as a Payload Specialist. He spent 9 days, 23 hours, and 40...
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