STS-33

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Mission emblem
Mission emblem STS-33
Mission dates
Mission: STS-33
COSPAR-ID : 1989-090A
Crew: 5
Begin: November 23, 1989, 12:23:30  UTC
Starting place: Kennedy Space Center , LC-39B
Landing: November 28, 1989, 00:30:18 UTC
Landing place: Edwards Air Force Base , runway 04
Flight duration: 5d 0h 6m 49s
Earth orbits: 79
Track height: 559 km
Orbit inclination : 28.45 °
Covered track: 3.3 million km
Team photo
v. l. No. Kathryn Thornton, Manley Carter, Frederick Gregory, John Blaha, Story Musgrave
v. l. No. Kathryn Thornton, Manley Carter, Frederick Gregory, John Blaha, Story Musgrave
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STS-34 STS-32

STS-33 ( english S pace T ransportation S ystem ) is a mission designation for the US Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) of NASA . The launch took place on November 23, 1989. It was the 32nd space shuttle mission and the ninth flight of the space shuttle Discovery.

team

Originally, David Griggs provided as a pilot of the mission, but he came while preparing the crash of his vintage aircraft died and had to be replaced Blaha.

Mission overview

The originally planned start date of November 20 could not be met because parts of the electronics in the solid fuel rocket had to be replaced. For the first time since the Challenger disaster, the shuttle program started again at night.

STS-33 was the fifth mission on behalf of the US Department of Defense . The purpose and achievement of objectives were therefore subject to confidentiality.

The landing took place on November 27th in Edwards AFB , California . Discovery was transported back to Cape Canaveral , Florida seven days later by special aircraft.

See also

Web links

Commons : STS-33  - album with pictures, videos and audio files