STS-50
STS-50 was a Space Shuttle Columbia Spacelab mission carrying the first United States Microgravity Laboratory. Launched from Launch Complex 39A on June 25, 1992, it was the first Extended Duration Orbiter mission and, at the time, the longest Shuttle flight. The crew ran around-the-clock microgravity research in materials processing, fluid physics, biotechnology, combustion science, and human adaptation before landing at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility on July 9.
Follow this mission
Alerts are unavailable because this mission is no longer active.
Identity
- Aliases
- USML-1United States Microgravity Laboratory-1STS 50Columbia STS-50
- Name
- STS-50
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- Description
- STS-50 was a Space Shuttle Columbia Spacelab mission carrying the first United States Microgravity Laboratory. Launched from Launch Complex 39A on June 25, 1992, it was the first Extended Duration Orbiter mission and, at the time, the longest Shuttle flight. The crew ran around-the-clock microgravity research in materials processing, fluid physics, biotechnology, combustion science, and human adaptation before landing at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility on July 9.
- End Date
- 1992-07-09
- Landing Facility
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful USML-1 Spacelab and first Extended Duration Orbiter mission.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1992-06-25
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-50/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-50
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 3, 2026 at 19:57:19 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:26 UTC
- Image
- Download
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
- -
- Vehicles