STS-49 was NASA 's maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which launched on May 7, 1992. The primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve an Intelsat VI satellite, Intelsat 603, which failed to leave Low Earth orbit two years before, attach it to a new upper stage, and relaunch it to its intended geosynchronous orbit.

May 7, 1992 · First shuttle mission requiring three rendezvous with an orbiting spacecraft. First attachment of a live rocket motor to an orbiting satellite. First use of a-drag chute during a shuttle landing. Capture, repair and release of INTELSAT VI (F-3) satellite.

Apr 13, 2023 · STS-49, the first flight of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, lifted off from launch pad 39B on May 7, 1992... STS049-92-071 (13 May 1992) --- The STS-49 crew aboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Endeavour captured this Saharan dust storm on...

May 8, 1991 · STS-49 Fact Sheet. By Cliff Lethbridge. STS-49 — Endeavour. 47th Space Shuttle Mission. 1st Flight of Endeavour. Crew: Daniel C. Brandenstein, Commander. Kevin P. Chilton, Pilot. Bruce E. Melnick, Mission Specialist. Thomas D. Akers, Mission Specialist. Richard J. Hieb, Mission Specialist. Kathryn C. Thornton, Mission Specialist. Pierre J ...

Jul 5, 1992 · The primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve the Intelsat VI satellite, which failed to leave low earth orbit two years before, attach it to a new upper stage, and relaunch it to its intended geosynchronous orbit.

May 7, 2022 · Not only was STS-49 the first flight of NASA’s newest shuttle, built to replace the fallen Challenger, but it also saw the first Extravehicular Activity (EVA) to feature as many as three spacewalkers.

May 6, 2020 · Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on its first flight, STS-49, 28 years ago this month on May 7, 1992. Endeavour was the fifth and final Space Shuttle NASA built.

Endeavour's maiden space flight, STS-49, features rendezvous, repair and reboost of a crippled communications satellite. Also astronauts will perform spacewalks over three consecutive days, a first on a Space Shuttle mission, to demonstrate Space Station Freedom assembly techniques. The launch of STS-49 is currently planned for 8:03 p.m. EDT May 5.

Endeavour landed at Edwards Air Force Base on May 16, 1992 after an 8-day,21-hour mission. The STS-49 mission set many new records for NASA. These included the first EVA involving three astronauts, the first shuttle mission to feature four EVAs, and the longest EVA to date: 8 hours and 29 minutes.

Aug 28, 2023 · Space Shuttle Flight 47 (STS-49) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (23 minutes). Launch: May 7, 1992. Crew: Daniel Brandenstein, Kevin P. Chilton, Pierre J. Thuot, Kathryn C. Thornton, Richard J. Hieb, Thomas D. Akers, Bruce E. Melnick. Vehicle: Endeavour.