Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-49

STS-49 was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve an Intelsat VI satellite (Intelsat 603, which failed to leave low earth orbit two years before), attach it to a new upper stage, and relaunch it to its intended geosynchronous orbit. After several attempts, the capture was completed with a three-person extra-vehicular activity (EVA).

The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS). Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.

• Space Shuttle

  Human Spaceflight
  The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.
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• Daniel Brandenstein
  Commander
• Kevin P. Chilton
  Pilot
• Bruce E. Melnick
  Mission Specialist
• Pierre J. Thuot
  Mission Specialist
• Richard Hieb
  Mission Specialist
• Kathryn C. Thornton
  Mission Specialist
• Thomas Akers
  Mission Specialist

• Space Shuttle Endeavour

  Spaceplane
  Low Earth Orbit

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