STS-89

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STS-89
Organization NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Human Crew,Microgravity
Launch date January 23, 1998 (1998-01-23)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1998-003A
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 25143
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 9951.81 kg


STS 89 was a US Shuttle launch intended to reach and dock with the MIR space station to deliver a new American astronaut for endurance and experience in MIR, and to bring back an earlier astronaut after his four months of stay. It also carried 1,500 kg of supplies and docked at 20:14 UT on January 24. STS 89 also carried resources for some microgravity experiments with names like Closed Equilibrated Biological Aquatic System (CEBAS), Microgravity Plant Nutrient Experiment (MPNE), and Interferometer Protein Crystal Growth (IPCG). It unlocked from MIR at 16:56 UT on January 29. More information can be found at: http://shuttle.nasa.gov/sts-89/orbit/payloads


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