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| Keywords: sts-59 sts59 april9 spril20 1994 sidneygutierrez kevinchilton lindagodwin jayapt michaelclifford thomasjones round text Launch: April 9, 1994 Landing: April 20, 1994 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal. Astronauts: Sidney M. Gutierrez, Kevin P. Chilton, Linda M. Godwin, Jay Apt, Michael R. Clifford and Thomas D. Jones Space Shuttle: Endeavor STS-59 carried several experiments and covered approximately38.5 million miles or 20 percent of Earth’s surface. Mission also marked first flight of Toughened Uni-Piece Fibrous Insulation, known as TUFI, an improved thermal protection tile. Several test tiles were placed on orbiter's base heat shield between three main engines. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archiv... Launch: April 9, 1994 Landing: April 20, 1994 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal. Astronauts: Sidney M. Gutierrez, Kevin P. Chilton, Linda M. Godwin, Jay Apt, Michael R. Clifford and Thomas D. Jones Space Shuttle: Endeavor STS-59 carried several experiments and covered approximately38.5 million miles or 20 percent of Earth’s surface. Mission also marked first flight of Toughened Uni-Piece Fibrous Insulation, known as TUFI, an improved thermal protection tile. Several test tiles were placed on orbiter's base heat shield between three main engines. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archiv... | ||||
