STS-29

Discovery (8)

USA

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	13.03.1989
Launch time:	14:57 UTC
Launch site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:	39-B
Altitude:	340 km
Inclination:	28,5°
Landing date:	18.03.1989
Landing time:	14:36 UTC
Landing site:	Edwards AFB

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Position	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Coats	Michael Lloyd	CDR	2	4d 23h 38m	80
2	Blaha	John Elmer	PLT	1	4d 23h 38m	80
3	Springer	Robert Clyde	MSP	1	4d 23h 38m	80
4	Buchli	James Frederick	MSP	3	4d 23h 38m	80
5	Bagian	James Philipp	MSP	1	4d 23h 38m	80

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Coats
2	Blaha
3	Springer
4	Buchli
5	Bagian

Landing
1	Coats
2	Blaha
3	Bagian
4	Buchli
5	Springer

Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Edwards AFB.

The launch was originally scheduled for February 18, 1989 but was postponed to allow for replacement of suspect liquid oxygen turbopumps on the three main engines.

Main goal of this mission was the deploying of the third and final communications satellite TDRS-D. Different scientific work in biology was performed. The crew also photographed the Earth with a hand-held IMAX camera.