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Name of Image:
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STS-43 Launch
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MIX #:
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9139049
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NIX #:
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MSFC-9139049
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Date of Image:
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1991-08-02
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Category:
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Space Shuttle Projects
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Full Description:
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Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on August 2, 1991, the STS-43 mission’s primary payload was the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite 5 (TDRS-5) attached to an Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), which became the 4th member of an orbiting TDRS cluster. The flight crew consisted of 5 astronauts: John E. Blaha, commander; Michael A. Baker, pilot; Shannon W. Lucid, mission specialist 1; James C. Adamson, mission specialist 2; and G. David Low, mission specialist 3.
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(MRPO) MRD/SPD Discipline(s):
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n/a
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(MRPO) Subject Type:
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n/a
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Keywords:
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STS-43, Launch
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MSFC Negative Number:
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9139049
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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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