#sts-5

16 minute Communications Blackout

Descent over California

The two optional runways at Edwards Air Force Base, Runway 17 and Runway 22. Columbia landed on Runway 22 at 06:33:26 a.m. PST.

Date: November 16, 1982

The 5th flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia, and the 5th Space Shuttle Mission (STS-5) was launched on 11 November 1982.

STS-5 Columbia on the Launch Complex 39, pad A at Kennedy Space Center on the morning of her launch.

Date: November 11, 1982

STS-5 Columbia taking off on her first operational flight.

"Having completed its four-mission test program, the Space Shuttle Columbia begins a new era of operational flights as it clears the launch tower and heads for Earth orbit.

Launch occurred at 7:19 a.m. (EST). Aboard the orbiter, mated here to its two solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank, were astronauts Vance D. Brand, STS-5 commander; Robert F. Overmyer, pilot; William B. Lenoir, mission specialist; and Joseph P. Allen, mission specialist."

Commemorative stamp from Rockwell International (source)

Date: November 11, 1982

"Post-landing processing of the Space Shuttle Columbia after STS-5 mission, is seen in double in this rare scene at the Dryden Flight Research Facility (DFRF) in southern California. Uncommon rainwater has given a mirror effect to the normally dry lakebed. Columbia, with its first four-member crew aboard, touched down earlier today to complete a successful five-day, two-hour mission. The runway used was Number 22 at Edwards Air Force Base."

Date: November 17, 1982

"A 'night' scene of the STS-5 Space Shuttle Columbia in orbit over Earth's glowing horizon was captured by an astronaut crew member aiming a 70mm handheld camera through the aft windows of the flight deck. The aft section of the cargo bay contains two closed protective shields for satellites which were deployed on the flight. The nearest 'cradle' or shield houses the Satellite Business System's (SBS-3) spacecraft and is visible in this frame while the Telesta Canada ANIK C-3 shield is out of view. The vertical stabilizer, illuminated by the sun, is flanked by two orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods."

Date: November 17, 1982

"Satellite deployment during STS-5

The Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellte is deployed from its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Columbia. Part of Columbia's wings can be seen on both the port and starboard sides. Part of both orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods are seen at center. The vertical stabilizer is obscured by the satellite."

Date Created: November 17, 1982

"Space Shuttle Columbia being transferred from the Orbital Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building in preparation for the STS-5 mission."

Date: September 9, 1982

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