STS-47

STS-47
STS-47
General information
Organization
Ship flight data
Ship name	Endeavor
Shuttle Flight No.	50
Flight Endeavor No.	2
Launch pad	KC Kennedy Launch Pad 39-B
Launch	September 12, 1992 14:23:00 UTC
Landing ship	September 20, 1992 12:53:24 UTC
Flight duration	7 days 22 hours 30 minutes 23 seconds
Distance traveled	Km
Apogee	301.0 km
Perigee	297.0 km
Mood	56.9 °
Circulation period	90.5 min
Weight	12 772.0 kg
NSSDC ID	1992-061A
SCN	22120
Crew flight data
Crew members	7
Associated Expeditions

STS-47 - the 50th launch of the space shuttle as part of the Space Shuttle program and the 2nd space flight Endeavor , made on September 12, 1992 . The crew conducted biomedical research and experiments in the field of materials science. The astronauts spent about 8 days in space and landed safely on the Kennedy airfield on September 20, 1992 .

Content

Crew

(NASA) : Robert Gibson (4) ^[1] - commander;
(NASA): Curtis Brown (1) - pilot;
(NASA): Mark Lee (2) - Flight 1 Specialist;
(NASA): Jerome Ept (2) - Flight Specialist 2;
(NASA): Nancy Davis (1) - Flight Specialist 3;
(NASA): May Jamison (sole) - Flight 4 Specialist;
( NASDA ): Mamoru Mori (1) - Payload Specialist .

It is interesting to note that at the time of the flight, Lee and Davis were spouses (the first case in world practice). Also on board was the first African-American astronaut (Jamison). Mamoru Mori is the first professional Japanese astronaut.

Flight Options

Weight : 15,250 kg (payload)
Perigee : 241 km
Apogee : 241 km
Inclination : 39.0 °
Circulation period : 89.7 min.

Flight Description

STS-47 crew inside SpaceSlab

Notes

↑ (4) - the number in brackets shows the number of space flights, including this, which this crew member made.

Links

NASA Page

Shuttle spacecraft series
Previous Flight: STS-46	STS-47	Next flight: STS-52

[1] (4) - the number in brackets shows the number of space flights, including this, which this crew member made.