Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 161

STS-58

Columbia (15)

USA

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  18.10.1993
Launch time:  14:53 UT
Launch site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:  39-B
Altitude:  287 km
Inclination:  39°
Landing date:  01.11.1993
Landing time:  15:05 UT
Landing site:  Edwards AFB

walkout photo

 STS-58 crew

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USA  Blaha  John Elmer  CDR 4 14d 00h 12m  225 
2 USA  Searfoss  Richard Alan  PLT 1 14d 00h 12m  225 
3 USA  Seddon  Margaret Rhea  MSP 3 14d 00h 12m  225 
4 USA  McArthur  William Surles, Jr. "Bill"  MSP 1 14d 00h 12m  225 
5 USA  Wolf  David Alexander "Bluto"  MSP 1 14d 00h 12m  225 
6 USA  Lucid  Matilda Shannon Wells  MSP 4 14d 00h 12m  225 
7 USA  Fettman  Martin Joseph  PSP 1 14d 00h 12m  225 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Blaha
2  Searfoss
3  Seddon
4  McArthur
5  Wolf
6  Lucid
7  Fettman
Space Shuttle cockpit
Landing
1  Blaha
2  Searfoss
3  Wolf
4  McArthur
5  Seddon
6  Lucid
7  Fettman

Backup Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job
7 USA  Buckey  Jay Clark, Jr.  PSP
7 USA  Young  Laurence Retman  PSP
Jay Buckey Laurence Young

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Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Edwards AFB.

Second Spacelab Life Science mission; life sciences research; experiments focused on cardiovascular, regulatory, neurovestibular and musculoskeletal systems of the body; experiments performed on crew and on laboratory animals (48 rats); longest Shuttle-mission to date.

Photos / Drawings

Space Shuttle STS-58 on launch pad
STS-58 launch SLS-2
traditional in-flight photo STS-58 STS-58 landing
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Last update on March 23, 2009.

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