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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …