STS-55

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Mission Insignia

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Mission Statistics

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Mission:STS-55

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Shuttle:Columbia

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Launch Pad: 39-A

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Launch: April 26, 1993, 10:50 a.m. EDT.

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Landing: May 6, 1993, 10:30 a.m. EDT. Edwards AFB Runway 22

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Duration: 9 days, 23 hours, 39 minutes, 59 seconds.

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Orbit Altitude:163 nautical miles (302 km)

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Orbit Inclination: 28.45 degrees

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Distance traveled:4,164,183 miles (6,701,603 km)

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Crew photo

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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 ...

STS-55 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)