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STS-41

STS-41 was a crewed flight launched on October 6, 1990 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 5: Bruce E. Melnick, Richard N. Richards, Robert D. Cabana, Thomas Akers, William Shepherd.

United Statescrew 51990-090

Flight

Mission
STS-41
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Discovery (STS-41)
Launch
October 6, 1990 · 11:47 UTC
Landing
October 10, 1990
Duration (Wikidata)
4.1 days
Country
United States
Designator
1990-090A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Oct 10, 1990

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1990-090
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 150,000 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q834714 (CC0).