STS-9
Sign in to saveSTS-9 (also referred to Spacelab 1) was the ninth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the sixth mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Launched on November 28, 1983, the ten-day mission carried the first Spacelab laboratory module into orbit.
Key facts
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- STS-9
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- Space Transportation System-9Spacelab 1
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- STS-9 Spacelab 1.jpg
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- View of Columbias payload bay, showing Spacelab.
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- Microgravity research
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- NASA
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- 167
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- UTC (11:00amEST)
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- Kennedy, LC-39A
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- Rockwell International
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- UTC (3:47:24pmPST)
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- Edwards, Runway17
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- 6
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- Geocentric orbit
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- Low Earth orbit
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- 57.00°≠≈
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- 89.50 minutes
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- gee
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- Crew
- Support crew
- Crew seat assignments
- Mission background
- Shuttle processing
- Launch attempts
- Mission insignia
- Mission summary
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STS-9 (also referred to Spacelab 1) was the ninth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the sixth mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Launched on November 28, 1983, the ten-day mission carried the first Spacelab laboratory module into orbit.
STS-9 was also the last time the original STS numbering system was used until STS-26, which was designated in the aftermath of the 1986 Challenger disaster of STS-51-L. Under the new system, STS-9 would have been designated as STS-41-A. STS-9's originally planned successor, STS-10, was canceled due to payload issues; it was instead followed by STS-41-B. After this mission, Columbia was taken out of service for renovations and did not fly again until STS-61-C in early January 1986.