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STS-9

STS-9 was a crewed flight launched on November 28, 1983 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 6: Brewster H. Shaw, Byron K. Lichtenberg, John Young, Owen K. Garriott, Robert A. Parker, Ulf Merbold.

United Statescrew 61983-116

Flight

Mission
STS-9
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Columbia (STS-9)
Launch
November 28, 1983 · 16:00 UTC
Landing
December 8, 1983
Duration (Wikidata)
10.3 days
Country
United States
Designator
1983-116A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Dec 8, 1983

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1983-116
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 255 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q312052 (CC0).