STS-57 was a NASA Space Shuttle-Spacehab mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour that launched June 21, 1993, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Jun 21, 1993 · STS-57 marked the first flight of the commercially-developed SPACEHAB, a pressurized laboratory designed to more than double pressurized workspace for crew-tended experiments. Altogether 22 experiments were flown, covering materials and life sciences, and wastewater recycling experiment for space station.

Jan 19, 1993 · STS-57 Fact Sheet. By Cliff Lethbridge. STS-57 — Endeavour. 56th Space Shuttle Mission. 4th Flight of Endeavour. Crew: Ronald J. Grabe, Commander. Brian Duffy, Pilot. G. David Low, Payload Commander and Mission Specialist. Nancy Jane Sherlock, Mission Specialist. Janice E. Voss, Mission Specialist. Peter J.K. Wisoff, Mission Specialist ...

Jun 21, 1993 · The primary objective of STS-57 was to support the NASA's commercial development of space program by providing additional access to crew-tended, mid-deck locker or experiment rack space. This access was necessary to test, demonstrate or evaluate techniques or processes in microgravity.

The STS-57 Space Shuttle Program Mission Report provides a summary of the Payloads, as well as the Orbiter, External Tank (ET), Solid Rocket Booster (SRB), Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM), and the Space Shuttle main engine (SSME) systems performance during the fifty-sixth flight of the Space Shuttle Program and fourth flight of the Orbiter ...

Jul 21, 2023 · The darkness of space forms the backdrop for this extravehicular activity (EVA) scene captured by one of the STS-57 crewmembers...

The STS- 57 mission will conclude with a landing at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. This will be the fourth flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour and the 56th flight of the Space Shuttle system.

Jun 21, 1993 · STS 57 was the 56th shuttle mission and the fourth flight of the Endeavour orbiter. It carried for the first time the Spacehab research laboratory, designed for six experiments on material science and six biotechnology experiments.

The five-hour , 50 minute spacewalk completed STS-57 mission's primary goal of retrieving the EURECA science satellite. Afterwards, Low and Wisoff completed maneuvers for an abbreviated extravehicular activity (EVA) Detailed Test Objective using the robot arm.

types on the STS-57 mission provided an extraordinary opportunity for gathering the data necessary to begin assessing posture and for defining the effects of microgravity on posture.