STS-9
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STS-9 was the ninth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the sixth mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Launched on November 28, 1983, the ten-day mission carried the first Spacelab laboratory module into
View of Columbia's payload bay, showing Spacelab.
From left: Garriott, Lichtenberg, Shaw, Young, Merbold and ParkerSpace Shuttle program← STS-8STS-41-B (10) →
STS-9 launches from Kennedy Space Center, on November 28, 1983.
Space Shuttle Columbia lands following STS 62 on 18 March 1994.
Owen Garriott
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Owen Kay Garriott was an American electrical engineer and NASA astronaut, who spent 60 days aboard the Skylab space station in 1973 during the Skylab 3 mission, and 10 days aboard Spacelab-1 on a Spac
STS-9
…248,942 lb) Landing mass 99,800 kg (220,000 lb) Payload mass 15,068 kg (33,219 lb) Crew Crew size 6 Members John Young Brewster H. Shaw Robert A. Parker Owen Garriott Byron K. Lichtenberg Ulf Merbold Start of mission Launch date November 28, 1983, 16:00:00 UTC (11:00 am EST) Launch site Kennedy, LC-39A Contractor…
Garriott in 1971
Garriott spacewalking at the Apollo Telescope Mount, after deploying Particle Collection S149 Experiment on an ATM solar panel
Owen with Richard, prior to his son's spaceflight
Garriott using an amateur radio during STS-9 training in 1983