STS-92-A

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STS-1V/92-A
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Mission nameSTS-1V/92-A
Space shuttleEndeavour
Launch padSLC-6
Launch dateFebruary 5, 2009, 18:30:15 UTC
Landing siteMataveri Airport, Easter Island
LandingFebruary 5, 2009, 19:01:20 UTC
Mission duration31 minutes, 5 seconds
Number of orbitsFailed to achieve orbit
~250
Orbital altitude~102 miles*
~191 miles
Orbital inclination~90°
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Italics indicate parameters for the planned mission.
*Maximum altitude reached in flight.

STS-92-A was a joint ISA and NASA space shuttle mission using the Space Shuttle Endeavour, launched February 5, 2009 from SLC-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. This was intended to be a multi-disciplinary Earth science research mission with a multitude of international scientific experiments in addition to being the first manned launch from the West Coast.

Following SRB separation, the Endeavour lost power to all three main engines and was forced to make a trans-oceanic abort landing at Mataveri International Airport on Easter Island.

Crew

Position Astronaut
Commander Boston Low
Fourth spaceflight
Pilot Ken Borden
Fourth spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Cora Miles
Fourth spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Ixy Comeaux
Third spaceflight

Mission parameters

  • Mass:
    • Orbiter Liftoff:
    • Orbiter Landing:
    • Payload:
  • Perigee:
  • Apogee:
  • Inclination: 90°
  • Period:

Background

Mission

Launch failure and landing

Aftermath

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