STS-2 was the second Space Shuttle mission conducted by NASA, and the second flight of the orbiter Columbia. The mission, crewed by Joe H. Engle and Richard H. Truly, launched on …

2023年7月7日 · Second test flight of the Space Shuttle to demonstrate safe re-launch and safe return of the orbiter and crew. S81-39563 (14 Nov. 1981) — This view of the space shuttle …

2021年10月21日 · With the additional time, STS-2 astronauts Joe H. Engle and Richard H. Truly spent time in mission simulators to prepare for their planned five-day mission, the first space …

2021年11月12日 · The STS-2 mission ended after 54 hours, 13 minutes. An estimated 200,000 people were on hand to watch Columbia’s second landing. View of Mission Control at NASA’s …

STS-2 Fact Sheet. By Cliff Lethbridge. STS-2 — Columbia. 2nd Space Shuttle Mission. 2nd Flight of Columbia. Crew: Joe H. Engle, Commander. Richard H. Truly, Pilot. Backup Crew: Thomas …

2021年11月12日 · After studying the SRB overpressure issue after Columbia’s first liftoff, NASA increased the sound suppression system for STS-2 to deaden the sound as much as possible …

2024年11月12日 · STS-2 was planned as a five-day mission. In addition to continued testing of the orbital vehicle, on this flight the Remote Manipulator System (the “robot arm”) would be …

2020年3月26日 · STS-2 was the first shuttle flight where O-ring blow-by was observed. After the damage was discovered, another O-ring was intentionally damaged to a further degree. It was …

Experienced erosion of the primary O-ring in the right SRM aft field joint, the worst until the loss of the space shuttle Challenger. AKA: Columbia;OSTA-1. Launched: 1981-11-12. Returned: …

2021年8月16日 · In August 1981, NASA was busy preparing space shuttle Columbia for its first return to space on the STS-2 mission. At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, …