STS-55

STS-55, or Deutschland 2 (D-2), was the 55th overall flight of the NASA Space Shuttle and the 14th flight of Shuttle Columbia. This flight was a multinational Spacelab flight involving 88 experiments from eleven different nations. The experiments ranged from biology sciences to simple Earth observations.

STS-55
Spacelab Module LM1 in Columbia's payload bay, serving as the Spacelab D-2 laboratory.
NamesSpace Transportation System-55
Spacelab Deutschland 2
Spacelab D-2
Mission typeSpacelab research
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1993-027A
SATCAT no.22640
Mission duration9 days, 23 hours, 39 minutes, 59 seconds
Distance travelled6,701,603 km (4,164,183 mi)
Orbits completed160
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia
Landing mass103,191 kg (227,497 lb)
Payload mass11,539 kg (25,439 lb)
Crew
Crew size7
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateApril 26, 1993, 14:50:00 UTC
RocketSpace Shuttle Columbia
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorRockwell International
End of mission
Landing dateMay 6, 1993, 14:29:59 UTC
Landing siteEdwards Air Force Base,
Runway 22
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude304 km (189 mi)
Apogee altitude312 km (194 mi)
Inclination28.45°
Period90.70 minutes

STS-55 mission patch

Standing: Harris, Schlegel, Ross, Walter
Seated: Henricks, Nagel, Precourt
 
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