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STS-47

Launched: September 12, 1992

Landing: September 20, 1992 Kennedy Space Center, Fl.

Astronauts: Robert L. Gibson, Curtis L. Brown Jr., Mark C. Lee, N. Jan Davis, Jay Apt, Mae C. Jemison and Mamoru Mohri

Space Shuttle: Endeavor

 

The international crew, consisting of the first Japanese astronaut to fly aboard the shuttle, the first African-American woman to fly in space and the first married couple to fly on the same space mission, was divided into red and blue teams for around the clock operations. Spacelab-J included 24 materials science and 20 life sciences experiments, of which 35 were sponsored by NASDA, 7 by NASA and two collaborative efforts.

 

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Credit: NASA

Image Number: sts047-s-001

Date: June 1992

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