Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 151

STS-47

Endeavour (2)

USA

STS-47 patch Patch Spacelab J

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FMPT patch

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  12.09.1992
Launch time:  14:23 UT
Launch site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:  39-B
Altitude:  307 km
Inclination:  57,0°
Landing date:  20.09.1992
Landing time:  12:53 UT
Landing site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)

walkout photo

STS-47 crew

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USA  Gibson  Robert Lee "Hoot"  CDR 4 7d 22h 30m  126 
2 USA  Brown  Curtis Lee, Jr. "Curt"  PLT 1 7d 22h 30m  126 
3 USA  Lee  Mark Charles  MSP 2 7d 22h 30m  126 
4 USA  Apt  Jerome "Jay"  MSP 2 7d 22h 30m  126 
5 USA  Davis  Nancy Jan  MSP 1 7d 22h 30m  126 
6 USA  Jemison  Mae Carol  MSP 1 7d 22h 30m  126 
7 Japan  Mohri  Mamoru  PSP 1 7d 22h 30m  126 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Gibson
2  Brown
3  Lee
4  Apt
5  Davis
6  Jemison
7  Mohri
Space Shuttle cockpit
Landing
1  Gibson
2  Brown
3  Davis
4  Apt
5  Lee
6  Jemison
7  Mohri

Backup Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job
7 Japan  Mukai  Chiaki  PSP
7 Japan  Doi  Takao  PSP
7 USA  Koszelak  Stanley Norbert, Jr.  PSP
Crew STS-47 (prime and backup)

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Flight

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

Mission Spacelab J with 43 experiments; first mission of Japanese Space Agency NASDA; Davis and Lee became first married couple at the same time in space; experiments with frogs; life science experiments conducted by Mohri; hornets were unable to built honeycombs in weightlessness; experiments in materials science.

Photos / Drawings

Space Shuttle STS-47 on launch pad
STS-47 launch Spacelab J
traditional in-flight photo STS-47 Jemison onboard STS-47
STS-47 landing  

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