STS-42
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STS-42 was a NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission with the Spacelab module. Liftoff was originally scheduled for 8:45 EST on January 22, 1992, but the launch was delayed due to weather constraints. Di
Spacelab Module LM2 in Discovery's payload bay, serving as the International Microgravity Laboratory (IML).
From left: Oswald, Bondar, Thagard, Grabe, Hilmers, Merbold and ReaddySpace Shuttle program← STS-44 (44)STS-45 (46) →
Discovery lifts off at the start of STS-42.
STS 133 Space Shuttle Discovery after undocking 3
Norman Thagard
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Norman Earl Thagard is an American scientist and former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator and NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five space flights and on March 14, 1995, he became the first
STS-42
…110,400 kg (243,400 lb) Landing mass 98,924 kg (218,090 lb) Payload mass 13,066 kg (28,806 lb) Crew Crew size 7 Members Ronald J. Grabe Stephen S. Oswald Norman Thagard William F. Readdy David C. Hilmers Roberta Bondar Ulf Merbold Start of mission Launch date January 22, 1992, 14:52:33 UTC (9:52:33 am EDT) Launch site…
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