STS-42 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
22 Jan 1992, 2:52pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Space Shuttle
Crew
Ronald J. Grabe
Stephen S. Oswald
Roberta Bondar
Ulf Merbold
William F. Readdy
David Hilmers
Norman E. Thagard
Mission
STS-42
Mission Type
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
STS-42 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission with the Spacelab module. The main goal of the mission was to study the effects of microgravity on a variety of organisms.
Available Replays
Live
STS-42 launch & landing (1-22-92)
Updated: Apr 16, 10:45am UTC
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