COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Record
Name of Image:
STS-49 Roll Out
Full Description:
One step closer to its maiden voyage, the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building, headed to Launch Pad 39B. Launched on May 7th 1992, the STS-49 mission was the first U.S. orbital flight to feature 4 extravehicular activities (EVAs), and the first flight to involve 3 crew members working simultaneously outside of the spacecraft. The primary objective was the capture and redeployment of the INTELSAT VI (F-3) which was stranded in an unusable orbit since its launch aboard the Titan rocket in March 1990.
Date of Image:
1992-05-07
Category:
Space Shuttle Projects
term:
Endeavour
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_when:
March 1990
facet_when_year:
1990
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
9255001
NIX #:
MSFC-9255001
MSFC Negative Number:
9255001
UID:
SPD-MARSH-9255001
