STS-50 Launch The Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at 12:12 (EDT) on June 25, 1992. Five NASA astronauts and two scientists/payload specialists were aboard, beginning a 13-day trip that would feature extensive research in the Microgravity Laboratory I. Altogether, 31 experiments were completed, and the crew landed on July 9. Image Number: STS050-S-040 Date: June 25, 1992

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