STS-28

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STS-28
Organization Department of Defense (United States), NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Human Crew
Launch date August 8, 1989 (1989-08-08)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1989-061A
Inclination 57 degrees
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 20164
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up Classified kg
Payload Mass Down Classified kg
Orbiter Columbia
Lift Off Mass Classified kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff Classified kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing Classified kg
Landed Runway 17 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.


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The oldest shuttle orbiter Columbia, having undergone extensive return-to-flight refurbishment, was launched on a DOD mission from Cape Canaveral. Columbia was the last of the orbiters to be retro-fitted with some 250 modifications, changes ranging from a crew escape system, improved wiring and thermal protection, to replacements for individual brackets, blankets and panels. Because of its age and flight history, the veteran spacecraft required more attention than its sister orbiters. Its first flight since January 1986 marked the successful completion of the fleet upgrade in the post-Challenger era. Ten seconds after launch, Columbia underwent a 140 deg. roll maneuver, targeting it for a 57 degree inclination. The STS 28 crew included Commander Brewster H. Shaw, Pilot Richard N. Richards and mission specialists David C Leestma, James C. Adamson and Mark N. Brown. Columbia touched down on Edwards AFB runway 17 after 5 days, 1 hr in space.


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DOD


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