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| Keywords: sts-49 sts49 may7 1992 may16 endeavor danielbrandenstein kevinchilton pierrethuot kathrynthornton richardhieb thomasakers brucemelnick round Launch: May 7, 1992 Landing: May 16, 1992 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal. Astronauts: Daniel C. Brandenstein, Kevin P. Chilton, Pierre J. Thuot, Kathryn C. Thornton, Richard J. Hieb, Thomas D. Akers and Bruce E. Melnick Space Shuttle: Endeavour STS-49 equipped the INTELSAT VI (F-3) satellite with a new perigee kick motor. STS-49 made/broke numerous records: First EVA involving three astronauts. First and second longest EVA to date: 8 hours and 29 minutes and 7 hours and 45 minutes. First shuttle mission to feature four EVAs. EVA time for a single shuttle mission: 25 hours and 27 minutes, or 59:23 person hours. First shuttle mission requiring three rendezvous with an orbiting spacecraft. First attachment of a live rocket motor to an orbiting satellite. First use of a-drag chute during a shuttle landing. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archiv... Launch: May 7, 1992 Landing: May 16, 1992 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal. Astronauts: Daniel C. Brandenstein, Kevin P. Chilton, Pierre J. Thuot, Kathryn C. Thornton, Richard J. Hieb, Thomas D. Akers and Bruce E. Melnick Space Shuttle: Endeavour STS-49 equipped the INTELSAT VI (F-3) satellite with a new perigee kick motor. STS-49 made/broke numerous records: First EVA involving three astronauts. First and second longest EVA to date: 8 hours and 29 minutes and 7 hours and 45 minutes. First shuttle mission to feature four EVAs. EVA time for a single shuttle mission: 25 hours and 27 minutes, or 59:23 person hours. First shuttle mission requiring three rendezvous with an orbiting spacecraft. First attachment of a live rocket motor to an orbiting satellite. First use of a-drag chute during a shuttle landing. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archiv... | ||||
