STS-33
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Rocket Launch Video
Crew

Frederick D. Gregory
- Birthday: 01/07/1941
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 04/29/1985
- Last Flight: 11/24/1991
Frederick Drew Gregory is a former United States Air Force pilot, military engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut as well a...

John E. Blaha
- Birthday: 08/26/1942
- Role: Pilot
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 03/13/1989
- Last Flight: 09/16/1996
John Elmer Blaha is a retired United States Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five space miss...

Sonny Carter
- Birthday: 08/15/1947
- Role: Mission Specialist
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 11/23/1989
- Last Flight: 11/23/1989
Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter Jr., M.D. was an American chemist, physician, professional soccer player, naval office...

Kathryn C. Thornton
- Birthday: 08/17/1952
- Role: Mission Specialist
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 11/23/1989
- Last Flight: 10/20/1995
Kathryn Ryan Cordell Thornton is an American scientist and a former NASA astronaut with over 975 hours in space, including 21...

Story Musgrave
- Birthday: 08/19/1935
- Role: Mission Specialist
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 04/04/1983
- Last Flight: 11/19/1996
Franklin Story Musgrave, M.D. is an American physician and a retired NASA astronaut. He is a public speaker[2] and consultant...
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 266 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.