Keywords: sts-48 sts48 september12 september18 1991 johncreighon kennethreightler markbrown charlesgemar jamesbuchli discovery Launch: September 12, 1991 Landing: September 18, 1991 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal. Astronauts: John O. Creighton, Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr., Mark N. Brown, Charles D. Gemar and James F. Buchli Space Shuttle: Discovery The primary payload, the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), was deployed on the third day of the mission. It was used to study the Earth’s troposphere. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archiv... Launch: September 12, 1991 Landing: September 18, 1991 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal. Astronauts: John O. Creighton, Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr., Mark N. Brown, Charles D. Gemar and James F. Buchli Space Shuttle: Discovery The primary payload, the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), was deployed on the third day of the mission. It was used to study the Earth’s troposphere. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archiv... |