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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-70
Space Shuttle
Jul 13, 1995, 1:41 PM UTC
Jul 13, 1995, 1:41 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
STS-70 was the 21st flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, and the last of 7 shuttle missions to carry a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS). This was the first shuttle mission controlled from the new mission control center room at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. STS-70 was also the first flight of the new Block 1 orbiter main engine, designed to improve both engine performance and safety.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Programs
- Space Shuttle
Launch Site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 39B
- Location
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA