Byron K. Lichtenberg

American - ( NASA)

Retired

Date of Birth: Feb. 19, 1948
Age: 76

Byron Kurt Lichtenberg, Sc. D. (born February 19, 1948) is an American engineer and fighter pilot who flew aboard two NASA Space Shuttle missions as a Payload Specialist. In 1983, he and Ulf Merbold became the first Payload Specialists to fly on the shuttle.

Spaceflight Record

Byron K. Lichtenberg flew on two previous launch(es).

Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-9

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 28, 1983, 4 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-9 was the sixth mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on a 10 day mission to perform science in space using the Spacelab module.

Low Earth Orbit

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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-45

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 24, 1992, 1:13 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-45 was a 1992 Space Shuttle mission using the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Its almost nine-day scientific mission was with a non-deployable payload of instruments. It was the 46th Space Shuttle mission and the 11th for Atlantis.

Low Earth Orbit

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Administrator: Bill Nelson

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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