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This rescheduled STS-7 would also have landed at Kennedy Space Center. [10] STS-8 1 July 1980 Columbia: Edwards: The crew of three were to place the satellites TDRS-A and SBS-A into orbit during the 2-day mission. TDRS-A was sent into orbit on Challenger's maiden flight, STS-6, in April 1983. STS-9 1 August 1980 Columbia: Edwards
The suffix was used for two years through STS-33R, then the R was dropped. [6] As a result of the changes in systems, flights under different numbering systems could have the same number with one having a letter appended, e.g. flight STS-51 (a mission carried out by Discovery in 1993) was many years after STS-51-A ( Discovery's second flight in ...
[153] [154] In Seymour, like many small towns in America, with the rise of car culture, rock and roll, and teenagers with free time, cruising downtown to meet and make new friends and show off cars became a way of life in Seymour. [155] Seymour used to be so popular for cruising that teens would come from eleven surrounding counties. [156]
The Squadron is made up of Special Tactics Officers, Combat Controllers, Combat Rescue Officers, Pararescuemen, Special Reconnaissance, Tactical Air Control Party Officers, Tactical Air Control Party Specialists, and a number of combat support airmen which comprise 58 Air Force specialties.
Fantasy football start 'em: Week 10 D/STs Chicago Bears (vs. New England Patriots) Fading a rookie quarterback on the road is a solid strategy. Fading a bad Patriots team is also a solid strategy ...
STS-108 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. Its primary objective was to deliver supplies to and help maintain the ISS. STS-108 was the 12th shuttle flight to visit the International Space Station and the first since the installation of the Russian airlock called Pirs on the ...
STS-9 was also the last time the original STS numbering system was used until STS-26, which was designated in the aftermath of the 1986 Challenger disaster of STS-51-L. Under the new system, STS-9 would have been designated as STS-41-A. STS-9's originally planned successor, STS-10 , was canceled due to payload issues; it was instead followed by ...
The STS-49 record endured for 9 years until being surpassed by James Voss and Susan Helms on the International Space Station, and now stands in second place for EVA duration. The mission concluded on May 16, 1992 with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base after orbiting the Earth 141 times in 213 hours and traveling 3.7 million miles (5.9 million ...