Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-59) launched 1994

STS-59 crew
Standing (L-R): Kevin Chilton, Sidney Gutierrez
Seated (L-R): Linda Godwin, Thomas Jones, Jay Apt, Michael Clifford

STS-59 mission patch


Space shuttle Endeavour (STS-59) was launched April 9, 1994. Its crew consisted of Commander Sidney Gutierrez, Kevin Chilton, Jay Apt, Michael Clifford, Linda Godwin, and Thomas Jones. The crew was divided into two groups,  Red and Blue, and the groups split tasks and research projects throughout the mission.  

They returned to Earth eleven days later, after 183 orbits.

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