![]() EST, Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Managers decided not to deploy the chute upon landing. Following main engine start, and prior to booster ignition, the drag chute compartment door fell off but posed no problem for the mission. Once the aircraft cleared the area, the RSO gave the all-clear signal and the countdown proceeded. Once the count picked up and the Orbiter Access Arm was retracted, the Range Safety Officer (RSO) requested a hold at T-5 minutes due to aircraft in the restricted air space around KSC. The countdown proceeded to T-9 minutes, but was held an additional 8.5 minutes while the launch team discussed the status of a master alarm heard during cabin leak checks after hatch closure. At 12:30 p.m., the hatch was closed with crew inside the Space Shuttle Discovery, just as President Bill Clinton's Air Force One plane touched down at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station skid strip. Glenn Jr., Payload Specialist (1st Shuttle, 2nd spaceflight) Pedro Duque, Mission Specialist (1st) (European Space Agency)Ĭhiaki Mukai, Payload Specialist (2nd) (National Space and Development Agency of Japan) Discovery landed at 17:03:31 GMT November 7 on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center.Ĭurtis L. The data on this mission would be used to recalibrate the SOHO satellite which recently resumed observation of the Sun following loss of control. Spartan 201 was on its fifth mission to observe the solar corona. The Spartan 201 satellite was deployed from Discovery on November 1 and retrieved on November 3. The US Navy PANSAT student satellite was deployed on Oct 30 into a 550 km x 561 x 28.5 degree orbit. The flight of STS-95 provoked more publicity for NASA than any other flight in years, due to the presence of ex-astronaut Senator John Glenn on the crew, which also included the first Spanish astronaut, Pedro Duque. Spartan 201 satellite released and retrieved.ĪKA: Discovery. The flight of STS-95 provoked more publicity for NASA than any other flight in years. ![]() Oldest man in space, longest gap between two flights for an astronaut. Home - Search - Browse - Alphabetic Index: 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9Ī- B- C- D- E- F- G- H- I- J- K- L- M- N- O- P- Q- R- S- T- U- V- W- X- Y- Zįirst Spanish astronaut. ![]()
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