STS-53 was a NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission in support of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). It was Discovery's 15th flight. The mission was launched on December 2, 1992, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. This was also the last mission to have been operated via MCR-2 in JSC.

1992年12月2日 · Get an overview of the STS mission, its crew and activities during this mission.

STS-53 是历史上第五十二次航天飞机任务，也是 發現號太空梭 的第十五次太空飞行。

STS-53是美国国防部（DOD）支持美国国防部（DOD）的NASA航天飞机发现任务。 该任务于1992年12月2日从佛罗里达州的肯尼迪航天中心启动。

Template:Infobox spaceflight STS-53 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission in support of the United States Department of Defense. The mission was launched on 2 December 1992 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Discovery carried a classified primary payload for the United States Department of...

2023年10月26日 · Five astronauts were assigned to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery for the STS-53 mission that flew at the end of 1992.

1992年12月2日 · The STS-53 Space Shuttle "Discovery" mission is a dedicated Department of Defense (DoD) mission and carried the DoD-1 classified payload. In addition, several non-classified DoD experiments were carried out.

Launch: December 2, 1992 – 8:24:00 a.m. EST. Launch was delayed nearly 90 minutes to allow the rising sun to warm the orbiter’s external fuel tank following ice buildup during overnight temperatures in the upper 40’s. This was the first launch of Discovery following extensive modifications completed following STS-42 in February, 1992.

STS -53 was the final dedicated Department of Defense mission. Discovery carried a classified primary payload for the United States Department of Defense, two unclassified secondary …

The newly-refurbished and modified Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled to make its 15th orbital flight this month on a dedicated Department of Defense (DOD) mission. The STS-53 primary payload, designated DOD-1, is classified and represents the last major military payload currently planned for the Shuttle fleet.