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STS-50 (U.S. Microgravity Laboratory-1) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, the 12th mission of the Columbia orbiter. Columbia landed at Kennedy Space Center for the first time ever due to bad weather at Edwards Air Force Base caused by the remnants of Hurricane Darby.

Key facts

Spaceflight.name
STS-50
Spaceflight.names_list
Space Transportation System-50
Spaceflight.image
Spacelab Module in Cargo Bay.jpg
Spaceflight.image_caption
Spacelab Module LM1 in Columbias payload bay, serving as the United States Microgravity Laboratory.
Spaceflight.mission_type
USML-1 microgravity research
Spaceflight.operator
NASA
Spaceflight.orbits_completed
221
Spaceflight.crew_size
7
Spaceflight.launch_date
UTC (12:12:23pmEDT)
Spaceflight.launch_site
Kennedy, LC-39A
Spaceflight.launch_contractor
Rockwell International
Spaceflight.landing_date
UTC (7:42:27amEDT)
Spaceflight.landing_site
Kennedy, SLF Runway 33
Spaceflight.orbit_reference
Geocentric orbit
Spaceflight.orbit_regime
Low Earth orbit
Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
28.46°
Spaceflight.orbit_period
90.60 minutes
Spaceflight.apsis
gee

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Wikidata facts

Duration
1193404
Mass
12101
Orbital period
90.6
Image
Spacelab Module in Cargo Bay.jpg
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Commons category
STS-50
UTC date of spacecraft launch
1992-06-25
orbits completed
221
UTC date of spacecraft landing
1992-07-09
Commons gallery
STS-50
orbital inclination
28.45
periapsis
302
apoapsis
309
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13 sections
Contents
  • Crew
  • Crew seat assignments
  • Mission highlights
  • Major mission accomplishments
  • Spacelab experiments
  • Mid-deck microgravity experiments
  • Extended duration orbiter (EDO)
  • Other payloads
  • Mission insignia
  • Impacts with debris and micrometeoroids
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

STS-50 (U.S. Microgravity Laboratory-1) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, the 12th mission of the Columbia orbiter. Columbia landed at Kennedy Space Center for the first time ever due to bad weather at Edwards Air Force Base caused by the remnants of Hurricane Darby.

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