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STS-42 Mission Profile
Launch Date
January 22, 1992
Launch Time
9:52:33 a.m. EST
Launch Site
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Launch Pad
39A
Mission Duration
8 days, 1 hour, 14 minutes, 44 seconds
Orbiter Vehicule
Discovery (OV-103)
Flight Number
STS-42
Inclination
57 degrees
Altitude
163 nautical miles (300 km)
Landing Date
January 30, 1992
Landing Time
8:07:17 a.m. PST
Landing Site
Edwards Air Force Base
Crew
Ronald J. Grabe, Commander
Stephen S. Oswald, Pilot
William F. Readdy, Mission Specialist
Norman E. Thagard, Mission Specialist
David C. Hilmers, Mission Specialist
Roberta L. Bondar, Payload Specialist
Ulf Merbold, Payload Specialist
Ken Money, Alternate Payload Specialist
Roger Crouch, Alternate Payload Specialist
Stephen S. Oswald, Pilot
William F. Readdy, Mission Specialist
Norman E. Thagard, Mission Specialist
David C. Hilmers, Mission Specialist
Roberta L. Bondar, Payload Specialist
Ulf Merbold, Payload Specialist
Ken Money, Alternate Payload Specialist
Roger Crouch, Alternate Payload Specialist
Mission Type
Spacelab
Payloads
Materials and life sciences experiments
