STS-2
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STS-2 was the second manned space mission in the Space Transportation System (STS) program conducted by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). A crew of two NASA astronauts, Joseph Engle and Richard Truly, conducted the two day, six-hour mission aboard Space Shuttle Columbia.
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| Mission name: | STS-2 |
| Launch: | 12 November 1981 |
| Landing: | 14 November 1981 |
| Duration: | 2 days, 6 hours |
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Mission Details
- Mission was cut short from planned five days to two days due to failed fuel cell.
Crew
- Joseph Engle, Commander
- Richard Truly, Pilot
References
Space Shuttle Story, Andrew Wilson, Crescent Books, New York, 1986.