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Table of Contents Flight Page Flight Page 1981 STS-49 1 2 Table of Contents Flight Page Flight Page 1981 STS-49 .................................................................................... 24 STS-1 ...................................................................................... 5 STS-50 .................................................................................... 25 STS-2 ...................................................................................... 5 STS-46 .................................................................................... 25 STS-47 .................................................................................... 26 1982 STS-52 .................................................................................... 26 STS-3 ...................................................................................... 5 STS-53 .................................................................................... 27 STS-4 ...................................................................................... 6 STS-5 ...................................................................................... 6 1993 1983 STS-54 .................................................................................... 27 STS-6 ...................................................................................... 7 STS-56 .................................................................................... 28 STS-7 ...................................................................................... 7 STS-55 .................................................................................... 28 STS-8 ...................................................................................... 8 STS-57 .................................................................................... 29 STS-9 ...................................................................................... 8 STS-51 .................................................................................... 30 STS-58 .................................................................................... 30 1984 STS-61 .................................................................................... 31 41-B ........................................................................................ 8 41-C ........................................................................................ 9 1994 41-D ........................................................................................ 9 STS-60 .................................................................................... 32 41-G ........................................................................................ 10 STS-62 .................................................................................... 32 51-A ........................................................................................ 10 STS-59 .................................................................................... 33 STS-65 .................................................................................... 33 1985 STS-64 .................................................................................... 34 51-C ........................................................................................ 10 STS-68 .................................................................................... 35 51-D ........................................................................................ 11 STS-66 .................................................................................... 36 51-B ........................................................................................ 11 51-G ........................................................................................ 12 1995 51-F ......................................................................................... 12 STS-63 .................................................................................... 36 51-I .......................................................................................... 13 STS-67 .................................................................................... 38 51-J ......................................................................................... 13 STS-71 .................................................................................... 39 61-A ........................................................................................ 13 STS-70 .................................................................................... 40 61-B ........................................................................................ 14 STS-69 .................................................................................... 41 STS-73 .................................................................................... 42 1986 STS-74 .................................................................................... 43 61-C ........................................................................................ 14 51-L ......................................................................................... 15 1996 1987 STS-72 .................................................................................... 43 No Shuttle launches conducted. STS-75 .................................................................................... 44 STS-76 .................................................................................... 45 1988 STS-77 .................................................................................... 46 STS-26 .................................................................................... 15 STS-78 .................................................................................... 47 STS-27 .................................................................................... 16 STS-79 .................................................................................... 48 STS-80 .................................................................................... 49 1989 1997 STS-29 .................................................................................... 16 STS-81 .................................................................................... 50 STS-30 .................................................................................... 16 STS-82 .................................................................................... 50 STS-28 .................................................................................... 17 STS-83 .................................................................................... 51 STS-34 .................................................................................... 17 STS-84 .................................................................................... 52 STS-33 .................................................................................... 17 STS-94 .................................................................................... 53 STS-85 .................................................................................... 53 1990 STS-86 .................................................................................... 54 STS-32 .................................................................................... 18 STS-87 .................................................................................... 55 STS-36 .................................................................................... 18 STS-31 .................................................................................... 18 1998 STS-41 .................................................................................... 19 STS-89 .................................................................................... 56 STS-38 .................................................................................... 19 STS-90 .................................................................................... 57 STS-35 .................................................................................... 20 STS-91 .................................................................................... 57 1991 STS-95 .................................................................................... 58 STS-37 .................................................................................... 20 STS-88 .................................................................................... 59 STS-39 .................................................................................... 21 STS-40 .................................................................................... 21 1999 STS-43 .................................................................................... 22 STS-96 .................................................................................... 59 STS-48 .................................................................................... 22 STS-93 .................................................................................... 60 STS-44 .................................................................................... 23 STS-103 .................................................................................. 61 1992 Note: Launch and landing data based on Shuttle Flight Data and In-Flight STS-42 .................................................................................... 23 Anomaly List, Revision U, Johnson Space Center. Metric conversions are STS-45 .................................................................................... 24 provided starting in 1992. Crew flight numbers are provided beginning in 1995. 3 MAJOR SHUTTLE PAYLOADS FLOWN CHRONOLOGICALLY FLIGHT
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