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STS-56

STS-56 was a crewed flight launched on April 8, 1993 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 5: Ellen Ochoa, Kenneth Cockrell, Kenneth D. Cameron, Michael Foale, Stephen S. Oswald.

United Statescrew 51993-023

Flight

Mission
STS-56
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Discovery (STS-56)
Launch
April 8, 1993 · 05:29 UTC
Landing
April 17, 1993
Duration (Wikidata)
9.3 days
Country
United States
Designator
1993-023A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Apr 17, 1993

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1993-023
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 301 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q240585 (CC0).