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STS-2

STS-2 was a crewed flight launched on November 12, 1981 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 2: Joe Engle, Richard H. Truly.

United Statescrew 21981-111

Flight

Mission
STS-2
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Columbia (STS-2)
Launch
November 12, 1981 · 15:10 UTC
Landing
November 14, 1981
Duration (Wikidata)
2.3 days
Country
United States
Designator
1981-111A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Nov 14, 1981

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1981-111
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 265 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q217538 (CC0).