STS-53 was a NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission in support of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). It was Discovery's 15th flight. The mission was launched on December 2, 1992, from …

Feb 12, 1992 · STS -53 was the final dedicated Department of Defense mission. Discovery carried a classified primary payload for the United States Department of Defense, two unclassified secondary …

Dec 2, 1992 · Get an overview of the STS mission, its crew and activities during this mission. An overview of this shuttle's flights. Shuttle Atlantis – Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Shuttle …

Feb 16, 1992 · This was the first launch of Discovery following extensive modifications completed following STS-42 in February, 1992. About 80 modifications were made to Discovery, including the …

Classified Department of Defense primary payload, plus two unclassified secondary payloads and nine unclassified middeck experiments.

2 December 1992, 13:24:00 UTC: Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-53) lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying a classified Satellite Data …

The STS-53 Space Shuttle Program Mission Report fulfills the Space Shuttle Program requirement, as documented in NSTS 07700, Volume VIII, Appendix States that E, which each major organization …

The five stars and three stripes also symbolize teh mission number -- STS-53 -- and America's continuing commitment to world leadership in space. The pentagonal shape of the patch represents …

STS-53 was a Space Shuttle "Discovery" mission in support of the United States Department of Defense. The mission was launched on December 2, 1992 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

2-9 December 1992 Discovery [15] Crew: David Walker [3], Commander Robert Cabana [2], Pilot Guion Bluford [4], Mission Specialist James Voss [2], Mission Specialist Michael Clifford [1], Mission …