STS-2
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sts-2-186-9740586
title:
STS-2
text:
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. STS-2 marked the first time that a crewed, reusable orbital vehicle returned to space. This mission tested the Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR) as part of the OSTA-1 payload, along with a wide range of other experiments including the Shuttle robotic arm, comm
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wiki
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1981 American crewed spaceflight
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-2
date created:
2003-02-09T06:48:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T00:18:16Z
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