STS-29 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39B

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STS-29 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39B

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STS029-S-028 (13 March 1989) --- From Launch Pad 39B, the Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on Mission STS-29. Discovery lifted off at 9:57 a.m. (EST), March 13, 1989, carrying the tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS-1) into orbit. Onboard the spacecraft were astronauts Michael L. Coats, commander; John E. Blaha, pilot; and James F. Buchli, James P. Bagian and Robert C. Springer, all mission specialists.

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13/03/1989

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Johnson Space Center, 29.56198, -95.09268

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