STS-50 Mission Patch
STS-50: 48th Space Shuttle Mission, 12th Flight of Columbia
Crew:
Richard N. Richards, Commander
Kenneth D. Bowersox, Pilot
Bonnie J. Dunbar, Mission Specialist
Ellen S. Baker, Mission Specialist
Carl J. Meade, Mission Specialist
Lawrence J. DeLucas, Payload Specialist
Eugene H. Trinh, Payload Specialist
The U.S. Microgravity Laboratory-1 was a spacelab mission that included experiments in material science, fluid physics and biotechnology. It was the first flight of a Space Shuttle with the Extended Duration Orbiter (EDO) hardware, which allowed longer flight durations.
STS-50: 48th Space Shuttle Mission, 12th Flight of Columbia
Crew:
Richard N. Richards, Commander
Kenneth D. Bowersox, Pilot
Bonnie J. Dunbar, Mission Specialist
Ellen S. Baker, Mission Specialist
Carl J. Meade, Mission Specialist
Lawrence J. DeLucas, Payload Specialist
Eugene H. Trinh, Payload Specialist
The U.S. Microgravity Laboratory-1 was a spacelab mission that included experiments in material science, fluid physics and biotechnology. It was the first flight of a Space Shuttle with the Extended Duration Orbiter (EDO) hardware, which allowed longer flight durations.
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STS-50: 48th Space Shuttle Mission, 12th Flight of Columbia
Crew:
Richard N. Richards, Commander
Kenneth D. Bowersox, Pilot
Bonnie J. Dunbar, Mission Specialist
Ellen S. Baker, Mission Specialist
Carl J. Meade, Mission Specialist
Lawrence J. DeLucas, Payload Specialist
Eugene H. Trinh, Payload Specialist
The U.S. Microgravity Laboratory-1 was a spacelab mission that included experiments in material science, fluid physics and biotechnology. It was the first flight of a Space Shuttle with the Extended Duration Orbiter (EDO) hardware, which allowed longer flight durations.
