by Dale Elizabeth Corey This posting covers the Space Shuttle Program’s Earth Science payloads that were flown on the Space Shuttle, America’s Space Transportation System (STS) from 1981 to 2010. (For the sake of space, not all payloads will be covered.) STS-53/HERCULES, December 2, 1992, Earth Observation Mission: Among other Department of Defense experiments, STS-53 […]
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A Tribute to the Shuttle Program and Its Earth Science Payloads – Part 1
September 16, 2011
by Dale Elizabeth Corey In memory of America’s last Space Shuttle on July 8th, 2011 we are providing a four-part series on Shuttle Transportation Systems (STS) earth science payloads, flown from 1981 to 2003. These geoscience payloads provided studies of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, oceans and biosphere, as well as the solid earth. After the launch […]