STS-54
From The Space Library
Organization | NASA-OfficeofSpaceFlight(UnitedStates),NASA-OfficeofSpaceScienceApplications(UnitedStates) |
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Mission type | Astronomy,Human Crew,Life Science,Microgravity |
Launch date | January 13, 1993 |
Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
COSPAR ID | 1993-003A |
Experiments | Here |
Alternate Names | 22313 |
Additional Information | Here |
PDMP Information | Here |
Telecommunications Information | Here |
Data Collection | Here |
Payload Mass Up | 21156.0 kg |
The STS 54 mission was the third flight of the orbiter Endeavour and was used to launch the sixth satellite in the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) series, TDRS-F. In addition, STS 54 carried a shuttle bay instrument called the Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer, or DXS, to make observations of the diffuse x-ray background in the Milky Way galaxy. Finally, several mid-deck experiments were performed, including: (1) the fourth flight of the CHROMEX series, this time studying the developmental and physiological processes influencing seed production in microgravity; (2) the second flight of the Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (CGBA), a collection of 28 separate commercial investigations in biomedical testing and drug development, controlled ecological life support systems, and agricultural development and manufacture of biological-based materials; (3) the second flight of the Physiological and Anatomical Rodent Experiment (PARE), investigating the short-term effects of microgravity on the size, strength, and stamina of skeletal muscles; and, (4) the first flight of the Solid Surface Combustion Experiment (SSCE), to study the physical and chemical mechanisms of flame propagation over solid fueternally-imposed airflows.