STS-50 (U.S. Microgravity Laboratory-1) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, the 12th mission of the Columbia orbiter. Columbia landed at Kennedy Space Center for the first time ever due to bad weather at Edwards Air Force Base caused by the remnants of Hurricane Darby. [1][2]

Jun 25, 1992 · Get an overview of the STS mission, its crew and activities during this mission.

Feb 10, 1992 · July 9, 1992 – 7:42:27 a.m. EDT at Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center. Rollout distance was 10,674 feet. Rollout time was 59 seconds. Mission duration was 13 days, 19 hours, 30 minutes, 4 seconds. Landing occurred during the 221st orbit.

In June 1992, the USML-1 Spacelab mission -- designated STS-50 -- will be launched into a 160-nautical-mile orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. It will be a 13-day mission to perform scientific investigations using some of the latest high-technology research equipment.

Jun 25, 1992 · It was the first flight of a Space Shuttle with the Extended Duration Orbiter (EDO) hardware, allowing longer flight durations.

Jun 25, 1992 · Space Shuttle Mission STS 50 was the 48th Shuttle flight and the 12th flight of Columbia. Commanding the mission was Richard N. Richards, Capt. USN. Kenneth D. Bowersox served as his pilot.

The STS-50 Space Shuttle Program Mission Report contains a summary of the ; Orbiter, External Tank (ET), Solid Rocket Booster/Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor (SRBIRSRM) , and the Space Shuttle main engine (SSME) subsys tem performance . during the forty-eighth flight of the Space Shuttle Program, and the twelfth

Feb 10, 1992 · Mission duration eclipsed all previous U.S. manned space flights except the three flights to the Skylab Space Station in 1973 and 1974. Landing Weight: 228,127 lbs. Primary payload was the United States Microgravity Laboratory-I (USML-1), a manned Spacelab module with connecting tunnel to the orbiter crew compartment.

Family: Manned spaceflight. People: Baker, Bowersox, DeLucas, Dunbar, Meade, Richards, Trinh. Country: USA. Spacecraft: Columbia. Projects: STS. Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral. Agency: NASA, NASA Houston.

Aug 1, 1992 · The STS-50 Space Shuttle Program Mission Report contains a summary of the Orbiter, External Tank (ET), Solid Rocket Booster/Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor (SRB/RSRM), and the Space Shuttle main engine (SSME) subsystem performance during the forty-eighth flight of the Space Shuttle Program, and the twelfth flight of the Orbiter vehicle Columbia ...