STS-52

Jim Wetherbee

• Birthday: 11/27/1952
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 01/09/1990
• Last Flight: 11/24/2002

James Donald "Wxb" Wetherbee is an American former naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and N...

Michael A. Baker

• Birthday: 10/27/1953
• Role: Pilot
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 08/02/1991
• Last Flight: 01/12/1997

Michael Allen Baker is a retired captain in the United States Navy, former NASA astronaut, and the International Space Statio...

Charles L. Veach

• Birthday: 09/18/1944
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 04/28/1991
• Last Flight: 10/22/1992

Charles Lacy Veach was a USAF fighter pilot and NASA astronaut.

Steve MacLean

• Birthday: 12/14/1954
• Role: Payload Specialist
• Nationality: Canada
• First Flight: 10/22/1992
• Last Flight: 09/09/2006

Steven Glenwood MacLean FRCGS (born December 14, 1954) is a Canadian astronaut.
MacLean served as a Mission Specialis...

William Shepherd

• Birthday: 07/26/1949
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 12/02/1988
• Last Flight: 10/31/2000

William McMichael "Bill" Shepherd is an American former Navy SEAL, aerospace, ocean, and mechanical engineer, and N...

Tamara E. Jernigan

• Birthday: 05/07/1959
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 06/05/1991
• Last Flight: 05/27/1999

Tamara Elizabeth "Tammy" Jernigan, Ph.D. is an American scientist and former NASA astronaut and a veteran of five s...

Mission

STS-52

• Type: Earth Science
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
• Launch Cost: $450,000,000

STS-52 was a Space Transportation System (NASA Space Shuttle) mission using orbiter Columbia, and was launched on 22 October 1992.

Location

Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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Launch Complex 39B has witnessed the launch of 58 rockets, including 57 orbital launch attempts. While Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, has been the site for 257 rocket launches.

The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).

Rocket

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS). Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.

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