 Spacelab Module LM2 in Endeavour's payload bay, serving as the Spacelab-J laboratory. | |
| Names | Space Transportation System-47 Spacelab-J |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Microgravity research |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1992-061A |
| SATCAT no. | 22120 |
| Mission duration | 7 days, 22 hours, 30 minutes, 24 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 5,265,523 km (3,271,844 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 126 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Endeavour |
| Launch mass | 117,335 kg (258,679 lb) |
| Landing mass | 99,450 kg (219,250 lb) |
| Payload mass | 12,485 kg (27,525 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 7 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 12, 1992, 14:23:00 UTC (10:23 am EDT) |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
| Contractor | Rockwell International |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | September 20, 1992, 12:53:24 UTC (8:53:24 am EDT) |
| Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 33 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 297 km (185 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 310 km (190 mi) |
| Inclination | 57.02° |
| Period | 90.00 minutes |
| Instruments | |
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 STS-47 mission patch  Back row: Davis, Lee, Gibson, Jemison, Mohri Front row: Apt, Brown | |
STS-47 was NASA's 50th Space Shuttle mission of the program, as well as the second mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission mainly involved conducting experiments in life and material sciences inside Spacelab-J, a collaborative laboratory inside the shuttle's payload bay sponsored by NASA and the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). This mission carried Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese astronaut aboard the shuttle, Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to go to space, and the only married couple to fly together on the shuttle, Mark C. Lee and Jan Davis, which had been against NASA policy prior to this mission.