STS-4

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Mission insignia

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Mission statistics

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Mission:STS-4

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Shuttle:Columbia

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Launch pad: 39-A

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Launch:June 27, 198211:00:00 a.m. EDT

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Landing:July 4, 19829:09:31 a.m. PDT

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Duration:7 days, 1 hour, 9 minutes, 31 seconds.

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Orbit altitude: 197 nautical miles (365 km)

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Orbit inclination: 28.5 degrees

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Distance traveled: 2,900,000 miles (4,700,000 km)

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Crew photo

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STS-4 was a space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Columbia, launched June 27, 1982. This was the fourth space shuttle mission, and was also the fourth mission for the Space Shuttle Columbia.

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Shuttle: The word shuttle can have several meanings. In general, it is something which travels back and forth between places in a regular and relatively frequent manner....

Columbia: Columbia is a poetic name for the United States and its 19th century female personification, which inspired related uses such as the former unofficial U.S. national anthems Columbia, Gem of the Ocean and Hail, Columbia. It is also the name of the capital of the United States, Washington, District ...

June 27: June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining....

STS-4 related Images and Photos (experimental)

Spiral Staircase at Baroque Monastery Church of Sts Peter and Paul

The Madonna and Child enthroned with Sts John the Baptist Bartholmew and Catherine

Madonna in Glory with the Christ Child and Sts Francis and Alvise with the Donor (Gozzi Altarpiece)