Kenneth S. Reightler Jr.

American - ( NASA)

Retired

Date of Birth: March 24, 1951
Age: 73

Kenneth Stanley Reightler Jr. is a former NASA astronaut.

Spaceflight Record

Kenneth S. Reightler Jr. flew on two previous launch(es).

Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-48

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 12, 1991, 11:11 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-48 was the thirteenth mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its primary purpose was to launch the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. The flight was also the first to test an electronic still camera in space, a modified Nikon F4.

Low Earth Orbit

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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-60

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Feb. 3, 1994, 12:10 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-60 was the first mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, which carried Sergei K. Krikalev, the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard a Space Shuttle. The mission used Space Shuttle Discovery, which lifted off from Launch Pad 39A on 3 February 1994 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The mission carried the Wake Shield Facility experiment and a SPACEHAB module into orbit, and carried out a live bi-directional audio and downlink link-up with the cosmonauts aboard the Russian space station Mir.

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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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