STS-95

This is a mission of the United States Space Shuttle. It marked John Glenn's second space flight, and him

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breaking the record for oldest person to go into space as well as the first spaniard in space, Pedro Duque.

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Space Shuttle program

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Mission Insignia

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Mission Statistics

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Mission:STS-95

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Shuttle:Discovery

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Launch Pad: 39-B

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Launch: October 29, 1998 2:20:19 p.m. EST

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Landing: November 7, 1998 KSC, 12:04pm EST. Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) Runway 33.

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Duration:8 days, 21 hours, 44 minutes, 56 seconds

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Orbit Altitude:310 nautical miles (574 km)

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Orbit Inclination:28.45 degrees

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Distance Traveled:3.6 million miles (5.8 million km)

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Crew photo

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L to R: Parazynski, Brown, Glenn, Mukai, Robinson, Duque and Lindsey

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Previous Mission:

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STS-91

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Next Mission:

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STS-88

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Space Shuttle: The Space Shuttle, part of the Space Transportation System (STS), is an American spacecraft operated by NASA for orbital human spaceflight missions. The first of four test flights occurred in 1981, which were followed by operational flights beginning in 1982. The system is scheduled to be retired fr...

John Glenn: :This article is about the astronaut. For the English film director, see John Glen....

Spaniard: REDIRECT Spanish people...

STS-95 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)