Human Spaceflights
International Flight-No. 161STS-58USA |
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Launch, orbit and landing data
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Crew
| No. | Surname | Given names | Job | Flight No. | Duration | Orbits | |
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Blaha | John Elmer | CDR | 4 | 14d 00h 12m | 225 |
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Searfoss | Richard Alan | PLT | 1 | 14d 00h 12m | 225 |
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Seddon | Margaret Rhea | MSP | 3 | 14d 00h 12m | 225 |
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McArthur | William Surles, Jr. "Bill" | MSP | 1 | 14d 00h 12m | 225 |
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Wolf | David Alexander "Bluto" | MSP | 1 | 14d 00h 12m | 225 |
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Lucid | Matilda Shannon Wells | MSP | 4 | 14d 00h 12m | 225 |
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Fettman | Martin Joseph | PSP | 1 | 14d 00h 12m | 225 |
Crew seating arrangement
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Backup Crew
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Flight
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Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on
Edwards AFB. The launch
was originally planned for October 14, 1993. Due to a computer failure this
attempt was cancelled. The second attempt one day later was cancelled again -
this time due to a S-Band-transponder failure. It was the second Spacelab Life Science mission. The crew performed life sciences research. The experiments focused on cardiovascular, regulatory, neurovestibular and musculoskeletal systems of the body. They made experiments on the crew and on laboratory animals (48 rats). It was the longest Shuttle-mission to date. |
Photos / Drawings
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Last update on May 27, 2010.  |
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