STS-2 - Wikipedia
STS-2 was the second Space Shuttle mission conducted by NASA, and the second flight of the orbiter Columbia. The mission, crewed by Joe H. Engle and Richard H. Truly, launched on November 12, 1981, and landed two days later on November 14, 1981. [1] STS-2 marked the first time that a crewed, reusable orbital vehicle returned to space.
STS-2 - NASA
2023年7月7日 · The launch on Nov. 12 delayed two hours, 40 minutes to replace the multiplexer/demultiplexer and additional nine minutes, 59 seconds to review systems status. Modifications of the water sound suppression system at the pad to absorb the solid rocket booster overpressure wave during launch were effective—no tiles were lost and only 12 were damaged.
40 Years Ago: STS-2 to Fly the First Space Shuttle Payloads
2021年10月21日 · Mission managers had reset the launch date of STS-2 to Nov. 4 to allow adequate time for the repairs, consisting of the replacement of about 370 thermal protection tiles, to be completed at Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.
40 Years Ago: Columbia Returns to Space on the STS-2 Mission
2021年11月12日 · Three views of Earth taken by the STS-2 astronauts – the Island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea, left, the Strait of Hormuz, and Tokyo, Japan. The crew’s landing day wake up music began with a rendition of “Columbia, Gem of the Ocean,” performed by the Flight Operations Directorate group “Contraband,” followed by the second part ...
40 years after STS-2: Columbia's second flight and the path to ...
2021年11月12日 · By this time, the launch of Columbia on STS-2 was targeted for September 30, with a planned mission duration of five days six hours. “We’re going to be ready when the bird’s ready,” said...
STS-2 Fact Sheet - Spaceline
Launch: November 12, 1981 – 10:09:59 a.m. EST. Launch had been scheduled for October 9, 1981, but was rescheduled when a nitrogen tetroxide spill occurred during fueling of Columbia’s forward reaction control system.
STS-2: THE SECOND FLIGHT (1981) - NASA documentary - YouTube
2018年2月15日 · STS-2 marked the first time in history that a manned, reusable orbital vehicle returned to space for a second time. This mission tested the Shuttle Imaging Radar as part of the OSTA-1 payload,...
STS-2 - Full Count/Launch/Orbit 1 - Full Mission 1 - YouTube
STS-2 Full Count/Launch/Orbit 1 - Full Mission 1For the first time since 1981, experience all of the countdown, launch and first orbit of the STS-2 missionOn...
Spaceflight mission report: STS-2
2020年3月26日 · Launch from Cape Canaveral and landing on the Edwards AFB, Runway 23. In the early planning stages of the Space Shuttle program, STS-2 was intended to be a reboost mission for the aging Skylab space station.
STS-2 | This Day in Aviation
2024年11月12日 · Columbia (STS-2) accelerates toward Earth orbit, 12 November 1981. (NASA) STS-2 was planned as a five-day mission. In addition to continued testing of the orbital vehicle, on this flight the Remote Manipulator System (the “robot arm”) would be operated for the first time in space. A number of other experiments were carried in the cargo bay.