Jonathan's Space Report
No. 119 1992 Jun 25
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Shuttle Mission STS-50
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Orbiter OV-102 Columbia was launched on mission STS-50
from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center
at about 16:12:22 UTC on 1992 Jun 25. It entered orbit
at 1621 UTC with main engine cutoff and external tank
separation.
Cargo is the USML-1 United States Microgravity Laboratory,
a Spacelab long module, with an EDO Extended Duration
Orbiter pallet in the aft cargo bay. The USML module
contains a Crystal Growth Furnace, a Drop Physics Module,
a Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment, the
Solid Surface Combustion Experiment, a materials science
glovebox, and the Space Acceleration Measurement System.
The EDO pallet carries extra fuel cells for electrical
power.
USML-1 is the 9th Spacelab mission and the 6th to
use the pressurised Spacelab Long Module.
Current Shuttle Processing Status
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Orbiters Location Mission
OV-102 Columbia LEO STS-50
OV-103 Discovery OPF Bay 2 Mod
OV-104 Atlantis LC39B STS-46
OV-105 Endeavour OPF Bay 3 STS-47
ML/SRB/ET/OV stacks
ML1/STS-46/ET/OV-104 LC39B
ML2/STS-47 VAB Bay 3
ML3/ LC39A
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| Jonathan McDowell | phone : (617) 495-7176 |
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| Astrophysics | |
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