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STS-35 was the tenth flight of Space Shuttle Columbia, the 38th shuttle mission. It was devoted to astronomical observations with ASTRO-1, a Spacelab observatory consisting of four telescopes. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 2, 1990.
Gardner next flew as pilot on the crew of STS-35, aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, on December 2–10, 1990. [6] The mission carried the ASTRO-1 astronomy laboratory consisting of three ultraviolet telescopes and one x-ray telescope. [3] Gardner left NASA in June 1991 to command the USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
After STS-115, the rescue mission designations were based on the corresponding regular mission that would be replaced should the rescue mission be needed. For example, the STS-116 rescue mission was branded STS-317, because the normal mission scheduled after STS-116 was STS-117. Should the rescue mission have been needed, the crew and vehicle ...
Soyuz TM-11 was the 11th expedition to Mir, which spent 175 days docked to the space station.Coincidentally it was launched on the same day as STS-35.As the mission carried Toyohiro Akiyama, a reporter for the Japanese television network Tokyo Broadcasting System, the spacecraft's launch shroud and its Soyuz booster were painted with the Japanese flag and advertisements for Sony, Unicharm, and ...
Parker points instruments on ASTRO-1 on Columbia's aft flight deck during STS-35. Parker was selected as a scientist-astronaut by NASA in August 1967. [3] He was a member of the Astronaut Support Crews for the Apollo 15 and 17 missions, and was the person to whom the final words spoken by a man standing on the surface of the Moon (Gene Cernan) were addressed.
F-35s in Vermont. Known as the 158th Fighter Wing, the Vermont National Guard states the F-35 mission is to "provide the nation and state a Ready Force skilled in the execution of a broad spectrum ...
Days after an F-35B crashed in South Carolina, a new watchdog report says maintenance delays mean F-35 fighter jets are only “mission capable” 55% of the time.
The mission was a 4-day mission that traveled 3,291,199 km (2,045,056 mi) and completed 79 revolutions. Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility's runway 33. The launch was originally scheduled for July 1990 but was rescheduled due to a hydrogen leak found on Space Shuttle Columbia during the STS-35 countdown.