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STS-3

STS-3 was NASA's third Space Shuttle mission and the third mission for the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on March 22, 1982 and landed eight days later on March 30, 1982. The mission, crewed by Jack R. Lousma and C. Gordon Fullerton, involved extensive orbital endurance testing of Columbia itself, as well as numerous scientific experiments. STS-3…

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Apogee altitude
249 km (155 mi)
Contractor
Rockwell International
COSPAR ID
1982-022A
Crew size
2
Distance travelled
5,300,000 km (3,300,000 mi)
Inclination
38.00°

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STS-3

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Avg. degree1.97
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related to Crew · 30
STS-3 → Air Force's Manned Orbiting, ALT, Apollo, Approach, ASTP, CAPCOM, Columbia, Commander, Commander Jack, Docking Module Pilot, Enterprise, Fullerton, Haise, Haise Jr, He, July, Laboratory, Landing Tests, Lousma, MOL
related to External links · 7
STS-3 → Archived January, NASA, NSS, Spaceflight Now, Video, Wayback Machine, White Sands Archived December
Members · 2
STS-3 → C. Gordon Fullerton, Jack R. Lousma
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-3 → 249 km (155 mi)
Contractor · 1
STS-3 → Rockwell International
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-3 → 1982-022A
Crew size · 1
STS-3 → 2
Distance travelled · 1
STS-3 → 5,300,000 km (3,300,000 mi)
Inclination · 1
STS-3 → 38.00°
Landing date · 1
STS-3 → March 30, 1982, 16:04:45 (1982-03-30UTC16:04:46Z) UTC (9:04:45 am MST)

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space mission lousma columbia landing crew shuttle white sands nasa flight fullerton first orbiter launch also program test days time

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STS-3Apogee altitude249 km (155 mi)1.00infobox
STS-3ContractorRockwell International1.00infobox
STS-3COSPAR ID1982-022A1.00infobox
STS-3Crew size21.00infobox
STS-3Distance travelled5,300,000 km (3,300,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-3Inclination38.00°1.00infobox
STS-3Landing dateMarch 30, 1982, 16:04:45 (1982-03-30UTC16:04:46Z) UTC (9:04:45 am MST)1.00infobox
STS-3Landing mass93,924 kg (207,067 lb)1.00infobox
STS-3Landing siteWhite Sands, Northrop Strip Runway 171.00infobox
STS-3Launch dateMarch 22, 1982, 16:00:00 (1982-03-22UTC16Z) UTC (11:00 am EST)1.00infobox
STS-3Launch mass106,782 kg (235,414 lb)1.00infobox
STS-3Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A1.00infobox
STS-3MembersJack R. Lousma1.00infobox
STS-3MembersC. Gordon Fullerton1.00infobox
STS-3Mission duration8 days, 4 minutes, 46 seconds1.00infobox
STS-3Mission typeFlight test1.00infobox
STS-3NamesSpace Transportation System-31.00infobox
STS-3OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-3Orbits completed1301.00infobox
STS-3Payload mass10,301 kg (22,710 lb)1.00infobox
STS-3Perigee altitude241 km (150 mi)1.00infobox
STS-3Period89.40 minutes1.00infobox
STS-3Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
STS-3RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
STS-3SATCAT no.131061.00infobox
STS-3SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia1.00infobox

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