wikipedia · The individual article identifies this mission as part of the Space Shuttle program.
Spacelab D-2Mission payload
wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.
Robotics Experiment ROTEXMission payload
wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.
AnthrorackMission payload
wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.
German Aerospace Center (DLR)Mission co-operator
wikipedia · The individual mission infobox and summary name DLR as co-operator conducting the D-2 mission.
German Space Agency (DARA)Historical commissioning agency
wikipedia · The summary explicitly distinguishes DARA commissioning the mission from DLR conducting it. Their later institutional merger is not projected onto 1993.
Places
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United Statesevent location · venue precision · 28.6083, -80.6044 · America/New_York
Reviewed individual mission infobox, actual crew, backup and support crew sections, named payload examples, NASA primary mission clock/site record and location coordinates. Actual flight, backup and ground support roles remain distinct. No orbital or lunar event is assigned an Earth anchor.
Mission-control shift rosters and the complete experiment-contributor network are not exhaustively covered. Source clock discrepancies are stated in the individual chart qualification.
Coverage describes the cited sections reviewed for this record.
Sources and source trail
Sources and review
Wikipedia individual event record; Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
Chart type
event chart
Visibility
public event
Data quality
source review cleared
Library status
Reviewed public record
Source review
Reviewed source notes
Public reports
0
Reviewed
Oct 29, 2026, 6:52 AM
Source quality
Source quality: exact documented - second precision
Wikipedia individual event record
Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
Source label: Wikipedia event review
Earth launch as recorded in the reviewed NASA clock source. NASA’s portrait caption explicitly records launch 10:50:00 EDT; its mission facts record landing 07:29:59 PDT, agreeing with Wikipedia’s visible clocks. The actual April 26 flight is distinct from the March 22 engine abort and April 24 scrub. The D-2 program is distinct from the earlier D-1 flight and later institutional mergers.