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Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-69, the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility.
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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-69
1995 American crewed spaceflight
STS-69 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission, and the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility (WSF). The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 7 September 1995. It was the 100th successful crewed NASA spaceflight, not including X-15 flights.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Wake Shield Facility
American scientific satellite
Wake Shield Facility (WSF) was a NASA experimental science platform that was placed in low Earth orbit by the Space Shuttle. It was a 3.7 m (12 ft) diameter, free-flying stainless steel disk.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 7
Day of the year
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