STS-48

John Oliver Creighton

• Birthday: 04/28/1943
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 06/17/1985
• Last Flight: 09/12/1991

John Oliver Creighton is a former NASA astronaut who flew three Space Shuttle missions.

Kenneth S. Reightler Jr.

• Birthday: 03/24/1951
• Role: Pilot
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 09/12/1991
• Last Flight: 02/03/1994

Kenneth Stanley Reightler Jr. is a former NASA astronaut.

Mark N. Brown

• Birthday: 11/18/1951
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 08/08/1989
• Last Flight: 09/12/1991

Mark Neil Brown is an American engineer, retired Colonel in the United States Air Force and former NASA astronaut.

Charles D. Gemar

• Birthday: 08/04/1955
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 11/15/1990
• Last Flight: 03/04/1994

Charles Donald "Sam" Gemar is an American former astronaut with NASA and a lieutenant colonel in the United States ...

James Buchli

• Birthday: 06/20/1945
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 01/24/1985
• Last Flight: 09/12/1991

James Frederick Buchli is a retired United States Marine aviator and former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle mis...

Mission

STS-48

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

STS-48 was the thirteenth mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its primary purpose was to launch the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. The flight was also the first to test an electronic still camera in space, a modified Nikon F4.

Location

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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Launch Complex 39A has witnessed the launch of 208 rockets, including 207 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.

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