On May 7, 1992, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on its first flight. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com]( Endeavour was the ...
Led by commander Mark Polansky, the astronauts will run through emergency escapes from the launch pad, practise landing on Kennedy Space Center's runway and learn how to put out fires on the shuttle.
On May 7, 1992, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on its first flight. Endeavour was the fifth and last space shuttle that was ever built, and STS-49 was the first of 25 missions to fly on it. The ...