{"id":289608,"date":"2023-04-13T08:02:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T12:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=mission&p=289608"},"modified":"2023-09-20T13:17:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T17:17:56","slug":"sts-56","status":"publish","type":"mission","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/sts-56\/","title":{"rendered":"STS-56"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-mission-hero maxw-full width-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-mission-hero\">\t<div class=\"hds-mission-header hds-mission-archived padding-top-10 padding-bottom-4 background-cover padding-x-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block grid-row flex-align-end margin-bottom-0 padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-mission-badge square-10 margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS056-S-001\/STS056-S-001~large.jpg\" alt=\"STS-56 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, crew insignia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-md display-block width-full\">STS-56<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-5 tablet:margin-bottom-0 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label tag tag-mission\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mission-status-icon bg-carbon-30\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Occurred 31 years ago<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg\">The primary payload of the flight was the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science-2 (ATLAS-2).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-left-0 desktop:padding-left-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-20-important padding-top-2 margin-right-1 desktop:margin-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">orbiter<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0 line-height-sm\">Discovery<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-20-important padding-top-2 margin-left-1 desktop:margin-left-0 desktop:margin-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">mission duration<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0 line-height-sm\">9 days, 6 hours, 8 minutes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-20-important padding-top-2 margin-right-1 desktop:margin-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">Launch<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0 line-height-sm\">April 8, 1993<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-20-important padding-top-2 margin-left-1 desktop:margin-left-0 desktop:margin-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">Landing<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0 line-height-sm\">April 17, 1993<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS056-S-002\/STS056-S-002~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1536&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS056-S-002\/STS056-S-002~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1536&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Four men and one woman in orange space suits posing for a crew photo\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 22%; object-position: 50% 22%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS056-S-002\/STS056-S-002~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS056-S-002\/STS056-S-002~large.jpg?w=300&h=240&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS056-S-002\/STS056-S-002~large.jpg?w=768&h=614&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS056-S-002\/STS056-S-002~large.jpg?w=1024&h=819&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS056-S-002\/STS056-S-002~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1229&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS056-S-002\/STS056-S-002~large.jpg?w=400&h=320&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS056-S-002\/STS056-S-002~large.jpg?w=600&h=480&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS056-S-002\/STS056-S-002~large.jpg?w=900&h=720&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/STS056-S-002\/STS056-S-002~large.jpg?w=1200&h=960&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The five NASA astronauts that were assigned to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery for the STS-56 Atlas-2 mission are pictured in training versions of their partial-pressure launch and entry garments. Left to right are astronauts Kenneth D. Cockrell, Steven S. Oswald, C. Michael Foale, Kenneth D. Cameron and Ellen Ochoa. Cameron was mission commander; Oswald, pilot; while the other three served as mission specialists. (January 1993)<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STS-56 Mission Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission: ATLAS-2; SPARTAN-201<br>Space Shuttle: Discovery<br>Launch Pad: 39B<br>Launch Weight: 236,659 pounds<br>Launched: April 8, 1993, 1:29:00 a.m. EDT<br>Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida<br>Landing: April 17, 1993, 7:37:24 a.m. EDT<br>Landing Weight: 206,855 pounds<br>Runway: 33<br>Rollout Distance: 9,530 feet<br>Rollout Time: 63 seconds<br>Revolution: 148<br>Mission Duration: 9 days, 6 hours, 8 minutes, 24 seconds<br>Orbit Altitude: 160 nautical miles<br>Orbit Inclination: 57 degrees<br>Miles Traveled: 3.9 million<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crew<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cameron_kenneth_0.pdf?emrc=9f22cb\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cameron_kenneth_0.pdf?emrc=9f22cb\">Kenneth D. Cameron<\/a>, Commander<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/oswald_stephen.pdf?emrc=2fcf0c\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/oswald_stephen.pdf?emrc=2fcf0c\">Stephen S. Oswald<\/a>, Pilot<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/foale_michael.pdf?emrc=37b62e\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/foale_michael.pdf?emrc=37b62e\">C. Michael Foale<\/a>, Mission Specialist<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cockrell_kenneth.pdf?emrc=e7c347\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cockrell_kenneth.pdf?emrc=e7c347\">Kenneth D. Cockrell<\/a>, Mission Specialist<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ochoa.pdf?emrc=07a2c2\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ochoa.pdf?emrc=07a2c2\">Ellen Ochoa<\/a>, Mission Specialist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Launch Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First launch attempt on April 6 was halted at T-11 seconds by orbiter’s computers when instrumentation on the liquid hydrogen high point bleed valve in main propulsion system indicated off instead of on. Later analysis indicated valve was properly configured; 48-hour scrub turnaround procedures implemented. Final countdown on April 8 proceeded smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary payload of the flight was the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science-2 (ATLAS-2), designed to collect data on relationship between sun’s energy output and Earth’s middle atmosphere and how these factors affect ozone layer. Included six instruments mounted on Spacelab pallet in cargo bay, with seventh mounted on wall of bay in two Get Away Special canisters. Atmospheric instruments were Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy (ATMOS) experiment; Millimeter Wave Atmospheric Sounder (MAS); and Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet\/A (SSBUV\/A) spectrometer (on cargo bay wall). Solar science instruments were Solar Spectrum Measurement (SOLSPEC) instrument; Solar Ultraviolet Irradiance Monitor (SUSIM); and Active Cavity Radiometer (ACR) and Solar Constant (SOLCON) experiments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ATLAS-2 is one element of NASA’s Mission to Planet Earth program. All seven ATLAS-2 instruments first flew on ATLAS-I during STS-45, and will fly a third time in late 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 11, crew used remote manipulator arm to deploy Shuttle Point Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy-201 (SPARTAN-201), a free-flying science instrument platform designed to study velocity and acceleration of solar wind and observe sun’s corona. Collected data was stored on tape for playback after return to Earth. SPARTAN-201 retrieved on April 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crew also made numerous radio contacts to schools around world using Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment II (SAREX II), including a brief radio contact with Russian Mir space station, first such contact between Shuttle and Mir using amateur radio equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other cargo bay payloads: Solar Ultraviolet Experiment (SUVE), sponsored by Colorado Space Grant Consortium, and located in Get Away Special canister on cargo bay wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Middeck payloads: Commercial Materials Dispersion Apparatus Instrumentation Technology Associates Experiment (CMIX); Physiological and Anatomical Rodent Experiment (PARE); Space Tissue Loss (STL-1); Cosmic Ray Effects and Activation Monitor (CREAM) experiment; Hand-held, Earth-oriented, Real-time, Cooperative, User-friendly, Location-targeting and Environmental System (HERCULES); Radiation Monitoring Equipment III (RE III); and Air Force Maui Optical Site (AMOS) calibration 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desktop:grid-col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">An overview of this shuttle's flights.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 display-flex flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/discovery-final.pdf?emrc=a77277\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"flights-challenger\">\n                            <svg class=\"hds-featured-link-list-button margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path>\n                            <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 bg-spacesuit-white color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-news-automated\">\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-md\">Shuttle News<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/shuttle-news\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary link-external-false\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tSee All Shuttle News                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col\"><div class=\"grid-row latest-news-items\"><div class=\"grid-col mobile:grid-col tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col latest-news-item latest-news-item-0 margin-bottom-2 -tablet:margin-bottom-0 desktop:margin-bottom-0 padding-right-0 tablet:padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/the-first-space-shuttle\/\" class=\"tablet:grid-col latest-news-item news-item tablet:padding-right-0\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column flex-align-start flex-justify-start z-200\"><div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-auto\"><svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Image Article<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">1 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>The First Space Shuttle<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg 2445w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=245,300 245w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=768,942 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=835,1024 835w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=1252,1536 1252w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=1669,2048 1669w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=326,400 326w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=489,600 489w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=734,900 734w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=978,1200 978w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=1630,2000 1630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tablet:grid-col grid-row latest-news-items\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/45-years-ago-space-shuttle-columbia-arrives-at-nasas-kennedy-space-center\/\" class=\"tablet:grid-col latest-news-item news-item margin-bottom-2 tablet:margin-bottom-0 desktop:margin-bottom-0 tablet:padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-2\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column flex-align-start flex-justify-start z-200\"><div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-auto\"><svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Article<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">6 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>45 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Columbia Arrives at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/columbia-arrives-at-ksc-8-columbia-takeoff-from-eafb-mar-20-1979-s79-30472.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/columbia-arrives-at-ksc-8-columbia-takeoff-from-eafb-mar-20-1979-s79-30472.jpg 3772w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/columbia-arrives-at-ksc-8-columbia-takeoff-from-eafb-mar-20-1979-s79-30472.jpg?resize=300,196 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/columbia-arrives-at-ksc-8-columbia-takeoff-from-eafb-mar-20-1979-s79-30472.jpg?resize=768,502 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/columbia-arrives-at-ksc-8-columbia-takeoff-from-eafb-mar-20-1979-s79-30472.jpg?resize=1024,670 1024w, 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https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/columbia-arrives-at-ksc-8-columbia-takeoff-from-eafb-mar-20-1979-s79-30472.jpg?resize=2000,1308 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/a><div class=\"grid-col news-item-stack\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/astronaut-bruce-mccandless-performs-the-first-untethered-spacewalk\/\" class=\"tablet:grid-col latest-news-item news-item tablet:margin-right-0 desktop:margin-right-0 margin-bottom-2 mobile:margin-bottom-2 tablet:margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-2\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column flex-align-start flex-justify-start z-200\"><div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-auto\"><svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Image Article<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">1 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>Astronaut Bruce McCandless Performs the First Untethered Spacewalk<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/s84-27018orig.jpg?w=640\" 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C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Article<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">14 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>40 Years Ago: STS-41B, the First Flight of the Manned Maneuvering Unit<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sts-41b-1-crew-photo-s83-40555.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sts-41b-1-crew-photo-s83-40555.jpg 3166w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sts-41b-1-crew-photo-s83-40555.jpg?resize=294,300 294w, 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