STS-44
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| Organization | NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
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| Mission type | Human Crew |
| Launch date | November 24, 1991 |
| Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 1991-080A |
| Inclination | 28.45 degrees |
| Experiments | Here |
| Alternate Names | 21795 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| Data Collection | Here |
| Payload Mass Up | 20242 kg |
| Payload Mass Down | 3186.36 kg |
| Orbiter | Atlantis |
| Lift Off Mass | 2,057,396.36 kg |
| Orbiter Weight at Liftoff | 118,013.18 kg |
| Orbiter Weight at Landing | 88,102.27 kg |
| Landed | Runway 05 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. |
| Orbits of Earth | 109 |
| Orbital Altitude | 195 nautical miles (225 statute miles) |
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Crew
- Commander: Frederick D. Gregory
- Pilot: Terrence T. Henricks
- Payload Commander:
- Mission Specialist 1: F. Story Musgrave
- Mission Specialist 2: Mario Runco Jr.
- Mission Specialist 3: James S. Voss
- Mission Specialist 4:
- Mission Specialist 5:
- Payload Specialist 1: Thomas J. Hennen
- Payload Specialist 2:
ISS/Mir Crew Transport
Mission
STS-44 was the tenth shuttle Atlantis flight. On board were Asrtonauts Frederick Gregory, Terence Henricks, Story Musgrave, Mario Runco, James Voss, and Thomas Hennen. This was a dedicated mission for the US Department of Defense to gather data for their programs. The Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite was deployed. The Cargo bay and middeck payloadsincluded: Interim Operational Contamination Monitor(IOCM); Terra Scout; Military Man in Space (M88-1); Air Force Maui Optical System (AMOS); Cosmic Radiation Effects and Activation Monitor (CREAM); Shuttle Activation Monitor (SAM); Radiation Monitoring Equipment III (RME III); Visual Function Tester-1 (VFT-1); Ultraviolet Plume Instrument (UVPI). Bioreactor Flow and Particle Trajectory experiment; and Extended Duration Orbiter Medical Project, a series of investigations in support of Extended Duration Orbiter. The mission was shortened when an inertial measurement unit failed on the sixth day of the mission. The mission duration was 166 hours 52 minutes 27 seconds.
EVA
Payload
Defense Support Program satellite/Inertial Upper Stage; Interim Operational Contamination Monitor; Terra Scout; Military Man in Space; Shuttle Activation Monitor; Cosmic Radiation Effects and Activation Monitor; Radiation Monitoring Equipment Ill; Air Force Maui Optical Site Calibration Test; Ultraviolet Plume Instrument; Visual Function Tester 1
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