STS-46 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using and was launched on July 31, 1992, and landed on August 8, 1992.

Crew

Crew seat assignments

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! Seat

! Launch

! Landing

|rowspan=8| 150px<br />Seats 1–4 are on the flight deck.<br />Seats 5–7 are on the mid-deck.

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! 1

|colspan=2| Shriver

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! 2

|colspan=2| Allen

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! 3

| Nicollier

| Hoffman

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! 4

|colspan=2| Ivins

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! 5

| Hoffman

| Nicollier

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! 6

|colspan=2| Chang-Díaz

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! 7

|colspan=2| Malerba

|}

Mission highlights

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File:Sts046-99-039 - cropped.jpg|EURECA after deployment

File:STS-46 TSS-1.jpg|TSS-1 satellite

File:STS-46 TSS-1 tether close-up.jpg|TSS-1 tether close-up deployment

File:STS-46 TSS-1 fully extended.jpg|TSS-1 fully extended deployment

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See also

  • List of human spaceflights
  • List of Space Shuttle missions
  • Outline of space science
  • Space Shuttle
  • STS-75, a space shuttle mission with objectives similar to those of STS-46

References

Further reading

  • NASA mission summary
  • STS-46 Post Flight Presentation