STS-5
STS-5 was the fifth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on November 11, 1982, and landed five days later on November 16, 1982. STS-5 was the first Space Shuttle mission to deploy communications satellites into orbit, and the first officially "operational" Space Shuttle mission.
- Program
- Space Shuttle program
- Launch
- Nov 11, 1982
- Return
- Nov 16, 1982
- Duration
- 5 days
- Outcome
- Success
Crew
- 🇺🇸 Joseph P. Allen —
- 🇺🇸 Vance D. Brand —
- 🇺🇸 William B. Lenoir —
- 🇺🇸 Robert F. Overmyer —