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Columbia 180 Turn and Burn
| Title |
Columbia 180 Turn and Burn |
| Full Description |
The Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew of six lifted off from PAD 39B at 1:09 p.m. EDT, on a ten-day mission. The primary payload of Space Shuttle mission STS-52 is the Laser Geodynamic Satellite II (LAGEOS II). |
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10/22/1992 |
| NASA Center |
Kennedy Space Center |
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STS-52 Crew Portrait
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STS-52 Crew Portrait |
| Date of Image |
1992-08-01 |
| Full Description |
Five NASA astronauts and one Canadian payload specialist composed the STS-52 crew. Pictured on the back row, left to right, are Michael A. Baker, pilot, James B. Wetherbee, commander, and Steven G. Maclean, payload specialist. On the front row, left to right, are mission specialists Charles (Lacy) Veach, Tamara Jernigan, and William Shepherd. Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on October 22, 1992 at 1:09:39 p.m. (EDT), the crew?s primary objectives were the deployment of the Laser Geodynamic Satellite (LAGEOS II) and operation of the U.S. Microgravity Payload-1 (USMP-1). |
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