STS-2

Columbia (2)

USA

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	12.11.1981
Launch time:	15:10 UTC
Launch site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:	39-A
Altitude:	290 km
Inclination:	38,0°
Landing date:	14.11.1981
Landing time:	21:23 UTC
Landing site:	Edwards AFB

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Position	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Engle	Joe Henry	CDR	1	2d 06h 13m	37
2	Truly	Richard Harrison "Dick"	PLT	1	2d 06h 13m	37

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Engle
2	Truly

Landing
1	Engle
2	Truly

Backup Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Position
1	Mattingly	Thomas Kenneth II "Ken"	CDR
2	Hartsfield	Henry Warren, Jr. "Hank"	PLT

Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Edwards AFB.

Second testflight of the Space Shuttle. A first launch attempt had to be delayed because of technical problems and bad weather.

Several scientific experiments including tests with the "Shuttle Imaging Radar" and of the 50-foot remote manipulator arm in space. The planned five day mission was cut, because fuel cell number one failed (producing eletricity and drinking-water). 90 % of mission objectives were achieved. Good results of the OSTA-1 (Office of Space and Terrestical Applications-1) Earth observation experiment, which was mounted in the Spacelab pallet in the payload bay.