STS-62

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STS-62
Organization NASA-OfficeofSpaceFlight(UnitedStates)
Mission type Human Crew
Launch date March 9, 1994 (1994-03-09)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1994-015A
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 23025
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 8870.0 kg


STS 62 was a US Shuttle spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral. It carried a US Microgravity Payload (USMP-2) and an Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology Second payload (OAST-2). Among the experiments were the Solar Array Module Plasma Interaction Experiment (SAMPIE), the Thermal Energy Storage (TES) experiment, the Experimental Investigation of Spacecraft Glow (EISG) experiment, the Spacecraft Kinetic Infrared Test (SKIRT) experiment, the Emulsion Chamber Technology (ECT) experiment, and the CRYOgenic Two Phase (CRYOPT) experiment. A new high-speed, Ku-band communication link between mission control and the shuttle enabled transmission of 162 megabytes of data. The crew also conducted number of biomedical activities aimed at better understanding and countering effects of prolonged spaceflight. The two-week mission ended on March 18, 1994.


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