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STS-31

STS-31 was a crewed flight launched on April 24, 1990 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 5: Bruce McCandless II, Charles Bolden, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Loren Shriver, Steven Hawley.

United Statescrew 51990-037

Flight

Mission
STS-31
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Discovery (STS-31)
Launch
April 24, 1990 · 12:33 UTC
Landing
April 29, 1990
Duration (Wikidata)
5.1 days
Country
United States
Designator
1990-037A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Apr 29, 1990

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1990-037
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 620 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q834673 (CC0).