In 1984, NASA left a satellite carrying 57 experiments in orbit for a planned 10 months — repeated delays stretched the trip to 69 months before Columbia brought the entire laboratory home inside its cargo bay, its exposed surfaces weathered by years in space.
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In 1984, NASA deployed a satellite carrying 57 experiments meant for a 10-month mission, but repeated delays kept it in orbit for 69 months. Columbia eventually retrieved the laboratory, bringing it home inside its cargo bay with surfaces weathered by years of space exposure.
LDEF’s planned ten-month exposure became 69 months in orbit. Columbia returned its 57 experiments for close study of the effects of years in space. The post In 1984, NASA left a satellite carrying 57 experiments in orbit for a planned 10 months — repeated delays stretched the trip to 69 months before Columbia brought the entire laboratory home inside its cargo bay, its exposed surfaces weathered by years in space. appeared first on Space Daily .
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