STS-35
Sign in to saveSTS-35 was the tenth flight of Space Shuttle Columbia, in the 38th shuttle mission. It was devoted to astronomical observations with ASTRO-1, a Spacelab observatory consisting of four telescopes. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 2, 1990. It was also the first shuttle mission since the Challenger disaster with a crew of seven astronauts.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- STS-35
- Spaceflight.names_list
- Space Transportation System-35
- Spaceflight.image
- Onboard Photo - Astro-1 Ultraviolet Telescope in Cargo Bay.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- ASTRO-1 in Columbias payload bay
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Astronomical observations
- Spaceflight.operator
- NASA
- Spaceflight.orbits_completed
- 144
- Spaceflight.crew_size
- 7
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- UTC (1:49:01amEST)
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Kennedy, LC-39B
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- Rockwell International
- Spaceflight.landing_date
- UTC (9:54:09pmPST)
- Spaceflight.landing_site
- Edwards, Runway22
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
- Geocentric orbit
- Spaceflight.orbit_regime
- Low Earth orbit
- Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
- 28.46°
- Spaceflight.orbit_period
- 91.70 minutes
- Spaceflight.apsis
- gee
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Crew
- Crew seat assignments
- Preparations and launch
- Mission highlights
- Extended Duration Orbiter demonstration
- Additional payloads and experiments
- Landing
- Image gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
STS-35 was the tenth flight of Space Shuttle Columbia, in the 38th shuttle mission. It was devoted to astronomical observations with ASTRO-1, a Spacelab observatory consisting of four telescopes. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 2, 1990. It was also the first shuttle mission since the Challenger disaster with a crew of seven astronauts.
== Crew ==