| NASA Center: |
Kennedy Space Center |
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| Image # : |
94PC-0222 |
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| Date : |
2/3/1994
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Title
STS-60 Launch
Full Description
A golden new era in space cooperation begins with a flawless countdown and the
ontime liftoff of the Space Shuttle Discovery on Mission STS-60. Liftoff from
Launch Pad 39A occurred at 7:10:01 a.m., EST.
The first Shuttle mission of 1994 carries the first Russian cosmonaut, Sergei K.
Krikalev, to fly on the Space Shuttle. The veteran space traveler joins
astronauts N. Jan Davis and Ronald M. Sega, mission specialists; Franklin R.
Chang-Diaz, payload commander: Kenneth S. Reightler, pilot; and Charles F.
Bolden Jr., mission commander, on an eight day journey. Primary payloads of the
60th Space Shuttle flight are the SPACEHAB-2 laboratory and the Wake Shield
Facility.
Keywords
Discovery STS-60 Launch
Subject Category
Space Shuttle, Rocket Launches,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
KSC
- Center Number:
94PC-0222
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000759
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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