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30 Years Ago: STS-67, the Astro-2 Mission
- On March 2, 1995, space shuttle Endeavour launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on its eighth trip into space, the STS-67 Astro-2 mission.
- The crew included Commander Stephen Oswald, Pilot William Gregory, and Mission Specialists John Grunsfeld, Wendy Lawrence, and Tamara Jernigan.
- During the 17-day mission, they used ultraviolet telescopes to observe hundreds of celestial objects before landing at Edwards Air Force Base.
- The Astro-2 science payload consisted of three ultraviolet telescopes mounted on a Spacelab instrument pointing system.
- Endeavour launched at 1:38 a.m. EST and deployed the telescopes to conduct various studies on celestial objects.
- The crew operated the telescopes, conducted data collection, and performed middeck investigations in technology demonstration and biotechnology.
- They also conducted Earth observation photography during the mission.
- The mission lasted 16 days, 15 hours, and 9 minutes, setting a record for the longest space shuttle mission at that time.
- Astronaut Norman Thagard joined the crew in space, increasing the total humans in orbit to 13.
- The crew successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base, completing 262 orbits around the Earth.
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