STS-95 | space shuttle mission | Britannica (original) (raw)

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Duque

• In Pedro Duque
  the space shuttle Discovery on STS-95. The mission lasted nine days (October 29 to November 7) and was focused on the study of the Sun, as well as research on weightlessness. Duque was responsible for supervising and maintaining the ESA experimental modules and the scientific machinery on board.
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Glenn

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  In John Glenn
  …on a nine-day mission (STS-95) aboard the space shuttle Discovery. At that time the oldest person ever to travel in space, Glenn at age 77 participated in experiments on the Spacehab module that studied similarities between the aging process and the body’s response to weightlessness. His presence on STS-95…
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