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STS-48

Launch: September 12, 1991
Landing: September 18, 1991 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal.
Astronauts: John O. Creighton, Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr., Mark N. Brown, Charles D. Gemar and James F. Buchli
Space Shuttle: Discovery

The primary payload, the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), was deployed on the third day of the mission. It was used to study the Earth’s troposphere.

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Credit: NASA
Image Number: sts048-s-001
Date: July 1991

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STS-48

Launch: September 12, 1991
Landing: September 18, 1991 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal.
Astronauts: John O. Creighton, Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr., Mark N. Brown, Charles D. Gemar and James F. Buchli
Space Shuttle: Discovery

The primary payload, the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), was deployed on the third day of the mission. It was used to study the Earth’s troposphere.

NASA Media Usage Guidelines

Credit: NASA
Image Number: sts048-s-001
Date: July 1991