STS-53
STS-53 (Space Transportation System-53) var rumfærgen Discovery 15. rumfærge-mission. Den blev opsendt d. 2. december 1992 og vendte tilbage den 9. december 1992.
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| Missionsnavn: | STS-53 | ||||
| Rumagentur: | NASA | ||||
| Rumfærge: | Discovery (15) | ||||
| Antal besætningsmedlemmer: | 5 | ||||
| Affyringsrampe: | LC-39A (KSC) | ||||
| Opsendelse: | 2. december 1992 | ||||
| Landing: | 9. december 1992 | ||||
| Landet på: | Edwards Air Force Base | ||||
| Varighed: | 8 døgn og 7 timer | ||||
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Missionen medbragte delvis klassificeret militær last for Forsvarsministeriet (USA) (DoD).
Hovedartikler:
Besætning
David Walker (kaptajn)
Robert Cabana (pilot)
Guion Bluford (1. missionsspecialist)
James Voss (2. missionsspecialist)
Michael Clifford (3. missionsspecialist)
Missionen
Missionen medbragte følgende nyttelast:
- USA 89 [1]
- Microcapsules in Space (MIS-l)
- Space Tissue Loss (STL)
- Visual Function Tester (VFT-2)
- Cosmic Radiation Effects and Activation Monitor (CREAM)
- Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME-III)
- Fluid Acquisition and Resupply Experiment (FARE)
- Hand-held, Earth-oriented, Real-time, Cooperative, User-friendly, Location-targeting and Environmental System (HERCULES)
- Battlefield Laser Acquisition Sensor Test (BLAST)
- Cloud Logic to Optimize Use of Defense Systems (CLOUDS).
- Get Away Special (GAS)
- Orbital Debris Radar Calibration Spheres (ODERACS)
- Cryogenic Heat Pipe Experiment (GCP).
Eksterne henvisninger
- STS-42 NASA (engelsk)
- STS-53Arkiveret 21. april 2012 hos Wayback Machine NASA KSC (engelsk)
- SDS-2 Arkiveret 14. maj 2011 hos Wayback Machine Federation of American Scientists (engelsk)
- USA 89 (NSSDC ID: 1992-086B) (engelsk)
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