Space Shuttle Columbia STS-50 Launch, First Extended Duration Orbiter Mission, June 25, 1992
Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-50, the first shuttle mission to carry Extended Duration Orbiter hardware.
Date: June 25, 1992
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