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STS-50

STS-50 (U.S. Microgravity Laboratory-1) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, the 12th mission of the Columbia orbiter. Columbia landed at Kennedy Space Center for the first time ever due to bad weather at Edwards Air Force Base caused by the remnants of Hurricane Darby.

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Mission highlights

Spacelab long moduleExtended Duration OrbiterSpace Station FreedomSpace Shuttle programEarth
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Impacts with debris and micrometeoroids

MicrometeoroidCarbon-carbon
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Mission insignia

Microgravity
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Overview

NASASpace ShuttleColumbiaKennedy Space CenterEdwards Air Force Base
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Apogee altitude
309 km (192 mi)
Contractor
Rockwell International
COSPAR ID
1992-034A
Crew size
7
Distance travelled
9,200,000 km (5,700,000 mi)
Inclination
28.46°

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STS-50

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Triples105
Avg. degree1.96
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STS-50

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related to Major mission accomplishments · 23
STS-50 → Columbia, Completed, Conducted, Crystal Growth Furnace, Demonstrated, Drop Physics Module, Earth, Earth's, EDO, Experiment, Extended Duration Orbiter, GBX, Glovebox Facility, Introduced, Microgravity, Shuttle, Space Shuttle, Space Station Freedom, Surface Tension Driven Convection, The Space Shuttle Columbia
related to Extended duration orbiter (EDO) · 19
STS-50 → Columbia, Crew, During STS-50, EDO Medical Project, Extended Duration Orbiter, If, LBNP, Lower Body Negative Pressure, Microgravity Laboratory-1, NASA, One, Space Shuttle, Space Station Freedom, Thanks, The, The Space Shuttle, They, To, USML-1
related to Mid-deck microgravity experiments · 16
STS-50 → About, AIDS, Astroculture, Columbia's, Factor, HIV Reverse Transcriptase Complex, Included, Microgravity Laboratory-1, Protein Crystal Growth, Scientists, The, The Protein Crystal Growth, USML-1, While, X-ray, Zeolite Crystal Growth
related to Other payloads · 11
STS-50 → IPMP, It, Pacific Ocean, Polymer Membrane Processing, Polynesian, SAREX, Shuttle, Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment, The Investigations, The STS-50, Through
Members · 7
STS-50 → Bonnie J. Dunbar, Carl J. Meade, Ellen S. Baker, Eugene H. Trinh, Ken Bowersox, Lawrence J. DeLucas, Richard N. Richards
related to External links · 5
STS-50 → Archived February, Archived July, NASA, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineSTS-50 Video Highlights
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-50 → 309 km (192 mi)
Contractor · 1
STS-50 → Rockwell International
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-50 → 1992-034A
Crew size · 1
STS-50 → 7

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microgravity space experiments shuttle growth glovebox crew mission crystal first members experiment module orbiter spacelab usml-1 surface liquids columbia extended

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STS-50Apogee altitude309 km (192 mi)1.00infobox
STS-50ContractorRockwell International1.00infobox
STS-50COSPAR ID1992-034A1.00infobox
STS-50Crew size71.00infobox
STS-50Distance travelled9,200,000 km (5,700,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-50Inclination28.46°1.00infobox
STS-50Landing dateJuly 9, 1992, 11:42:27 (1992-07-09UTC11:42:28Z) UTC (7:42:27 am EDT)1.00infobox
STS-50Landing mass103,814 kg (228,871 lb)1.00infobox
STS-50Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 331.00infobox
STS-50Launch dateJune 25, 1992, 16:12:23 (1992-06-25UTC16:12:23Z) UTC (12:12:23 pm EDT)1.00infobox
STS-50Launch mass116,693 kg (257,264 lb)1.00infobox
STS-50Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A1.00infobox
STS-50MembersRichard N. Richards1.00infobox
STS-50MembersKen Bowersox1.00infobox
STS-50MembersBonnie J. Dunbar1.00infobox
STS-50MembersEllen S. Baker1.00infobox
STS-50MembersCarl J. Meade1.00infobox
STS-50MembersLawrence J. DeLucas1.00infobox
STS-50MembersEugene H. Trinh1.00infobox
STS-50Mission duration13 days, 19 hours, 30 minutes, 4 seconds1.00infobox
STS-50Mission typeUSML-1 microgravity research1.00infobox
STS-50NamesSpace Transportation System-501.00infobox
STS-50OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-50Orbits completed2211.00infobox
STS-50Payload mass12,101 kg (26,678 lb)1.00infobox
STS-50Perigee altitude302 km (188 mi)1.00infobox
STS-50Period90.60 minutes1.00infobox
STS-50Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
STS-50RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
STS-50SATCAT no.220001.00infobox

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