STS-53 (Space Transportation System-53) var rumfærgen Discovery 15. rumfærge-mission. Den blev opsendt d. 2. december 1992 og vendte tilbage den 9. december 1992.
Missionen medbragte delvis klassificeret militær last for Forsvarsministeriet (USA) (DoD). Hovedartikler:
Besætning David Walker (kaptajn) Robert Cabana (pilot) Guion Bluford (1. missionsspecialist) James Voss (2. missionsspecialist) Michael Clifford (3. missionsspecialist)
Missionen Missionen medbragte følgende nyttelast: USA 89 USA 89 (NSSDC ID: 1992-086B)
Microcapsules in Space (MIS-l) Space Tissue Loss (STL) Visual Function Tester (VFT-2) Cosmic Radiation Effects and Activation Monitor (CREAM) Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME-III) Fluid Acquisition and Resupply Experiment (FARE) Hand-held, Earth-oriented, Real-time, Cooperative, User-friendly, Location-targeting and Environmental System (HERCULES) Battlefield Laser Acquisition Sensor Test (BLAST) Cloud Logic to Optimize Use of Defense Systems (CLOUDS).
Get Away Special (GAS) Orbital Debris Radar Calibration Spheres (ODERACS) Cryogenic Heat Pipe Experiment (GCP).
Eksterne henvisninger
STS-42 NASA STS-53 NASA KSC SDS-2 Federation of American Scientists
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