STS-2 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
12 Nov 1981, 3:10pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Space Shuttle
Crew
Joe Engle
Richard H. Truly
Mission
STS-2
Mission Type
Test Flight
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
STS-2 was the second flight of the Space Shuttle program. It flew on Columbia again marking the first time in history that a manned, reusable orbital vehicle returned to orbit for a second time.
Available Replays
Live
STS-2: Space Shuttle Columbia
Updated: Apr 16, 10:45am UTC
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