STS-33
From The Space Library
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| Organization | NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
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| Mission type | Human Crew |
| Launch date | November 23, 1989 |
| Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 1989-090A |
| Inclination | 28.45 degrees |
| Experiments | Here |
| Alternate Names | 20329 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| Data Collection | Here |
| Payload Mass Up | Classified kg |
| Payload Mass Down | Classified kg |
| Orbiter | Discovery |
| Lift Off Mass | Classified kg |
| Orbiter Weight at Liftoff | Classified kg |
| Orbiter Weight at Landing | Classified kg |
| Landed | Concrete runway 04 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. |
| Orbits of Earth | 78 |
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Crew
- Commander: Frederick D. Gregory
- Pilot: John E. Blaha
- Payload Commander:
- Mission Specialist 1: F. Story Musgrave
- Mission Specialist 2: Kathryn C. Thornton
- Mission Specialist 3: Manley L. Carter Jr.
- Mission Specialist 4:
- Mission Specialist 5:
- Payload Specialist 1:
- Payload Specialist 2:
ISS/Mir Crew Transport
Mission
STS 33 (Space Transportation System) was the ninth Discovery flight. On board were Commander Frederick Gregory, Pilot John Blaha, mission specialists Manley Carter, Franklin Musgrave, and Kathryn Thornton. This was a classified Department of Defense mission. Discovery's scheduled reentry was postponed from the night of November 26 to the following afternoon due to high winds at the Edwards AFB landing site. Continued strong crosswinds and tailwinds forced an additional one orbit delay and a last minute runway change following the deorbit burn. Mission duration was 120 hours 6 minutes 46 seconds.
EVA
Payload
DOD
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