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STS-42

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'''Mission Insignia'''

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'''Mission Statistics'''
Mission:	STS-42
Space Shuttle Shuttle:	Discovery (Space Shuttle) Discovery
Launch Pad:	39-A
Launch:	Jan 22, 1992, 9:52:33 a.m. EST.
Landing:	Jan 30, 1992, 8:07:17 a.m. PST Runway 22, Edwards AFB, Calif
Duration:	8 days, 1 hour, 14 minutes, 44 seconds.
Orbit Altitude:	163 nautical miles (302 km)
Orbit Inclination:	57.0 degrees
Distance Traveled:	2,921,153 miles (4,701,140 km)
'''Crew photo'''
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'''Previous mission''': STS-44	'''Next mission''': STS-45

Crew
*Ronald J. Grabe (flew on ''STS-51-J'', ''STS-30'', ''STS-42'' & ''STS-57''), Commander *Stephen S. Oswald (flew on ''STS-42'', ''STS-56'' & ''STS-67''), Pilot *Norman E. Thagard (flew on ''STS-7'', ''STS-51-B'', ''STS-30'', ''STS-42'' & ''Soyuz TM-21 Mir EO-18''), Mission Specialist 1 *David C. Hilmers (flew on ''STS-51-J'', ''STS-26'', ''STS-36'' & ''STS-42''), Mission Specialist 2 *William F. Readdy (flew on ''STS-42'', ''STS-51'' & ''STS-79''), Mission Specialist 3 *Roberta L. Bondar (flew on ''STS-42''), Payload Specialist 1 (Canada) *Ulf Merbold (flew on ''STS-9'', ''STS-42'' & ''Soyuz TM-20 Euromir 94''), Payload Specialist 2 (ESA Germany)

Mission parameters
*'''Mass:''' **''Orbiter landing with payload:'' 98,545 kg **''Payload:'' 13,066 kg *'''Perigee:''' 291 km *'''Apogee:''' 307 km *'''Inclination:''' 57.0° *'''Orbital period Period:''' 90.5 min

Mission highlights
Launch: January 22, 1992, 9:52:33 a.m. EST. Launch delayed one hour due to weather constraints. Launch Weight: 243,396 lb (110.403 Mg). Carried into orbit the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1), a pressurized manned Spacelab module, to explore in depth the complex effects of weightlessness on living organisms and materials processing. The international crew, divided into Red and Blue teams, conducted experiments on the human nervous system's adaptation to low gravity and the effects of microgravity on other life forms such as shrimp eggs, lentil seedlings, fruit fly eggs and bacteria. Low gravity materials processing experiments included crystal growth from a variety of substances such as enzymes, mercury iodine and a virus. Other payloads included 10 Get Away Special (GAS) canisters, a number of middeck payloads and two Shuttle Student Involvement Program (SSIP) experiments. Middeck payloads included Gelation of SOLS: Applied microgravity research (GOSAMR), Investigations into Polymer Membrane Processing (IPMP) and the Radiation Monitoring Experiment (RME-III). Landing: January 30, l992, 8:07:17 a.m. PST, Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, CA., Rollout distance: 9,811 feet. Mission extended one day for continued scientific experimentation. Orbiter returned to KSC on February 16, 1992. Landing Weight: 218,016 lb (98.890 Mg).

See also
*Space science *Space shuttle *List of space shuttle missions *List of human spaceflights chronologically

External links

- NASA mission summary
Category:1992 STS-042 Category:Human spaceflights STS-042 Category:Space Shuttle missions STS-042 de:STS-42 pt:STS-42

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