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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
16:12:23
Thursday June 25, 1992
Watch Replay
Official Livestream
The U.S. Microgravity Laboratory 1 was a spacelab mission, with experiments in material science, fluid physics and biotechnology. It was the first flight of a Space Shuttle with the Extended Duration Orbiter (EDO) hardware, allowing longer flight durations.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
12,101 kilograms
Agency
NASAPrice
$450.00 million
Rocket
Height: 56.1m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 27,500 kg
GTO: 3,810 kg
Liftoff Thrust
30,250 Kilonewtons
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
48th
Mission
4th
Mission of 1992
35th
Orbital launch attempt