Keywords: december2 december13 1993 sts-61 sts61 richardcovey kennethbowersox storymusgrave kathrynthorton claudenicollier jefferyhoffman tomakers endeavor circle round hour hand timepiece Launch: December 2, 1993 Landing: December 13, 1993 Kennedy Space Center, Fl. Astronauts: Richard O. Covey, Kenneth D. Bowersox, F. Story Musgrave, Kathryn C. Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey A. Hoffman and Tom Akers Space Shuttle: Endeavor The final shuttle flight of 1993 was one of most challenging and complex manned missions ever attempted. During a record five back-to-back space walks totaling 35 hours and 28 minutes, two teams of astronauts completed the first servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). In many instances, tasks were completed sooner than expected and a few contingencies that did arise were handled smoothly. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archiv... Launch: December 2, 1993 Landing: December 13, 1993 Kennedy Space Center, Fl. Astronauts: Richard O. Covey, Kenneth D. Bowersox, F. Story Musgrave, Kathryn C. Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey A. Hoffman and Tom Akers Space Shuttle: Endeavor The final shuttle flight of 1993 was one of most challenging and complex manned missions ever attempted. During a record five back-to-back space walks totaling 35 hours and 28 minutes, two teams of astronauts completed the first servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). In many instances, tasks were completed sooner than expected and a few contingencies that did arise were handled smoothly. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archiv... |