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  1. Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-46

    STS-46 - Wikipedia

    • STS-46 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Atlantis and was launched on July 31, 1992, and landed on August 8, 1992. Crew. Robert L. Gibson had originally been selected to command STS-46, however, after he was involved in an air race collision, he was suspended from training for this mission. [1] . Gibson would fly again on STS-47.… See more

    Overview

    STS-46 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Atlantis and was launched on July 31, 1992, and landed on … See more

    Mission highlights

    The mission's primary objectives were the deployment of the European Space Agency's European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) and the joint NASA/ASI (Italian Space Agency) Tethered Satellite System (TSS-1). EURECA w… See more

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    NamesSpace Transportation System-46
    Mission typeEURECA satellite deployment · TSS-1 operation · Technology research
    OperatorNASA
    COSPAR ID1992-049A
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    • EURECA after deployment
    • TSS-1 satellite
    • TSS-1 tether close-up deployment
    • TSS-1 fully extended deployment … See more

    See also

    • Spaceflight portal
    • STS-75, a space shuttle mission with objectives similar to those of STS-46
    • List of human spaceflights
    • List of Space Shuttle missions… See more

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  1. NASA
    https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-46

    STS-46 - NASA

  3. Spaceline
    https://www.spaceline.org/.../sts-46

    STS-46 Fact Sheet - Spaceline

    Apr 2, 1992 · Mission Summary: Primary mission objectives were the deployment of the European Space Agency’s European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) and operation of the joint NASA/Italian Space Agency Tethered Satellite System …

  4. SPACEFACTS
    http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/sts-46.htm

    Spaceflight mission report: STS-46

  5. NASA
    https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/sts-46

    STS-46 - NASA

  6. Explore Sts-46

  7. European Space Agency
    https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_history/STS-46_anniversary

    ESA - STS-46 anniversary - European Space Agency

  8. European Space Agency
    https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration…

    ESA - EURECA-1, Tethered Satellite System - European …

    STS-46 crew: Loren Shriver, Andrew Allen, Jeffrey Hoffman, Franklin Chang-Diaz, Claude Nicollier, Marsha Ivins, Franco Malerba. MISSION HIGHLIGHTS. Mission's primary objectives were the deployment of ESA's European …

  9. Encyclopedia Astronautica
    http://www.astronautix.com/s/sts-46.html

    STS-46 - Encyclopedia Astronautica

    STS-46. Credit: www.spacefacts.de. First Italian astronaut. First Swiss astronaut. Deployed Eureca-1; failed to deploy Italian tether probe TSS-1. AKA: Atlantis. Launched: 1992-07-31. Returned: 1992-08-08. Number crew: 7 . Duration: …

  10. worldspaceflight.com
    https://www.worldspaceflight.com/america/shuttles/sts-46.php

    STS-46 - World Space Flight

  11. NASA
    https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/...
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    SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-46 - NASA