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The Space Shuttle Discovery with NASDA equipment on board will be launched
from NASA Kennedy Space Center. After orbit insertion, the Spacehab will
be activated to start experiments in pre-planned sequence. On the second
day, Discovery will dock with the Russian space station Mir to conduct
experiments, observations, and to transfer supply goods to Mir. On the
sixth day, the shuttle will separate from Mir. Discovery will perform de-orbit
maneuver and land at Kennedy Space Center ten days after launch. NASA Astronaut
Andrew S. W. Thomas will transfer from Mir to Discovery and to return to
Earth on this mission.
After landing, Space Radiation Monitoring related bio-specimens will be
handed over from NASA to NASDA to be carried to back to researchers waiting
in Japan. Experiment equipment will be returned about one month after landing.
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Launch Pad 39A NASA Kennedy Space Center |
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Lift Off ! <EDT> 6:10 p.m. June 2. Maximum 3G force on astronauts |
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Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) burn out and separation 2minutes after liftoff Altitude 45km |
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External Tank Separation 9 minutes after liftoff |
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Orbit Insertion Altitude 173 nautical miles Inclination 51.6o Shuttle will circle the Earth in 90 minutes |
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Shuttle-Mir docking <CDT> 11:59 p.m. June 4, 1998 Separeted from Mir <CDT> 11:01 p.m. June 8, 1998 |
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Entry into Earth's atmosphere Approximately 30 minutes before landing |
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Landing NASA Kennedy Space Center <EDT> About 2:03 p.m., June 12 |
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Last Updated : June 2, 1998
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