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Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-59.
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Space Shuttle program
1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
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Space Shuttle Endeavour
Space Shuttle orbiter (1992–2011)
Space Shuttle Endeavour is a retired orbiter from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational Shuttle built. It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th and final mission, STS-134, in May 2011. STS-134 was expected to be the final…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
STS-59
1994 American crewed spaceflight to conduct Earth observations
STS-59 was a Space Shuttle program mission that took place in 1994. The launch was chronicled by the 1994 Discovery Channel special about the Space Shuttle program.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
April 9
Day of the year
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