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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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    Ken Bowersox (section STS-50)
    extended stay aboard the International Space Station. When he launched on STS-73 at the age of 38 years and 11 months, he became the youngest person to...
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    Group 9 in 1980. She flew in space five times, on the STS-61-A, STS-32, STS-50, STS-71 and STS-89, and trained in Russia as a cosmonaut. Dunbar left NASA...
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    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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    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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    STS-77, STS-97 Mamoru Mohri – mission specialist on STS-99 Steven MacLean – mission specialist on STS-115 Hans Schlegel – mission specialist on STS-122...
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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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    space — STS-29 (1989), STS-40 (1991) Ellen S. Baker — STS-34 (1989), STS-50 (1992), STS-71 (1995) Michael A. Baker — STS-43 (1991), STS-52 (1992), STS-68 (1994)...
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    maintenance period from August 10, 1991, through February 9, 1992, prior to STS-50, which was the first EDO flight. From 1992, through 1994, Atlantis went...
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    ever spacecraft to be re-used after its first flight when it launched on STS-2 on November 12, 1981. As only the second full-scale orbiter to be manufactured...
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  • STS-28, STS-41, STS-50, STS-64 Marianna: Norman Thagard — STS-7, STS-51-B, STS-30, STS-42, Soyuz TM-21/STS-71 Miami: Eric A. Boe — STS-126, STS-133...
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    Sun. In June 1992, Richards commanded the crew of STS-50 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. STS-50 was the first flight of the United States Microgravity...
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    Space Station development. She was a mission specialist on STS-34 in 1989, STS-50 in 1992, and STS-71 in 1995 and has logged over 686 hours in space. She...
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    missions (IML-1 on STS-42 and IML-2 on STS-65), the United States Microgravity Laboratory missions (USML-1 on STS-50 and USML-2 on STS-73), the Japanese...
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    after the loss of Challenger and crew in 1986. The mission, designated STS-107, was the twenty-eighth flight for the orbiter, the 113th flight of the...
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    two fatal missions, STS-51-L, and STS-107. The former did not reach space, while the latter did. Includes X-15 flights over 80 km (50 miles). Includes VP-03...
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    Vietnamese American biochemist who flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-50 as a Payload Specialist, becoming the first Vietnamese American astronaut...
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    STS-32 was the 33rd mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the ninth launch of Space Shuttle Columbia. Launched on January 9, 1990, it marked the...
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    results of the first USML mission that flew aboard Columbia in 1992 during STS-50. The USML-1 mission provided new insights into theoretical models of fluid...
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    following STS-50. A veteran of three space flights, Meade has logged over 712 hours in space. He served as a mission specialist on STS-38 in 1990, STS-50 in...
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    TM-14". Spacefacts. Retrieved 17 December 2017. "STS-45". Spacefacts. Retrieved 18 December 2017. "STS-50". Spacefacts. Retrieved 18 December 2017. "Soyuz...
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    missions (IML-1 on STS-42 and IML-2 on STS-65), the United States Microgravity Laboratory missions (USML-1 on STS-50 and USML-2 on STS-73), the Japanese...
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    STS-107 was the 113th flight of the Space Shuttle program, and the 28th and final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. The mission ended on February 1, 2003...
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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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    was discovered that the ship in port (which was operating using the name STS-50) was using a fake International Marine Organization number and was in possession...
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    and 330 yd). STs-130 (СЦ-130) - standard STs-130U (СЦ-130У) - for training STs-130PT (СЦ-130ПТ) - increased accuracy (59 gram bullet) STs-130PT2 (СЦ-130ПТ2)...
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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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    landed on March 4, 1990. Atlantis launched on the STS-36 mission on February 28, 1990, at 07:50:22 UTC (2:50:22 am EST, local time at the launch site). The...
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    STS-46 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Atlantis and was launched on July 31, 1992, and landed on August 8, 1992. Robert L. Gibson had originally...
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    small losses. STS-32 Columbia, 1990: Bipod ramp loss photographed; five spot losses up to 70 cm in diameter, plus tile damages. STS-50 Columbia, 1992:...
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