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STS-3 was NASA's third Space Shuttle mission and the third mission for the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on March 22, 1982 and landed eight days later on March 30, 1982. The mission, crewed by Jack R. Lousma and C. Gordon Fullerton, involved extensive orbital endurance testing of Columbia itself, as well as numerous scientific experiments. STS-3 was the first shuttle launch with an unpainted external tank and the only mission to land at the White Sands Space Harbor near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The orbiter was forced to land at White Sands due to flooding at its origin

Key facts

Spaceflight.name
STS-3
Spaceflight.names_list
Space Transportation System-3
Spaceflight.image
STS-3 landing.jpg
Spaceflight.image_caption
STS-3 landing at Northrop Strip, White Sands, New Mexico, on March 30, 1982, with two T-38 Talon chase planes observing.
Spaceflight.mission_type
Flight test
Spaceflight.operator
NASA
Spaceflight.orbits_completed
130
Spaceflight.crew_size
2
Spaceflight.launch_date
UTC (11:00amEST)
Spaceflight.launch_site
Kennedy, LC-39A
Spaceflight.launch_contractor
Rockwell International
Spaceflight.landing_date
UTC (9:04:45amMST)
Spaceflight.landing_site
White Sands, Northrop Strip Runway17
Spaceflight.orbit_reference
Geocentric orbit
Spaceflight.orbit_regime
Low Earth orbit
Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
38.00°
Spaceflight.orbit_period
89.40 minutes
Spaceflight.apsis
gee

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Wikidata facts

Operator
NASA
Followed by
STS-4
Follows
STS-2
Duration
691486
Mass
10301
Orbital period
89.4
Image
STS-3 landing.jpg
Significant event
landing
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crew members
Jack R. Lousma
vessel
Columbia
orbits completed
130
UTC date of spacecraft landing
1982-04-30
Commons gallery
STS-3
location of landing
White Sands Space Harbor
orbital inclination
38.0
type of orbit
low Earth orbit
Commons category
STS-3
UTC date of spacecraft launch
1982-03-22
periapsis
241
apoapsis
249
backup or reserve team or crew
Henry Hartsfield
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Crew
  • Backup crew
  • Support crew
  • Crew seat assignments
  • Mission summary
  • Mission insignia
  • Wake-up calls
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

STS-3 was NASA's third Space Shuttle mission and the third mission for the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on March 22, 1982 and landed eight days later on March 30, 1982. The mission, crewed by Jack R. Lousma and C. Gordon Fullerton, involved extensive orbital endurance testing of Columbia itself, as well as numerous scientific experiments. STS-3 was the first shuttle launch with an unpainted external tank and the only mission to land at the White Sands Space Harbor near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The orbiter was forced to land at White Sands due to flooding at its originally planned landing site, Edwards Air Force Base.

== Crew ==

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