Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-52 to deploy the LAGEOS-2 satellite and microgravity experiments.

STS-52 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Space Shuttle Columbia, launched on October 22, 1992.

Sts052-80-030 lrg
Sts052-80-030 lrg (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Sts-52-patch
Sts-52-patch (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Sts-52 crew
Sts-52 crew (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Columbia 180 Turn and Burn - GPN-2000-001875
Columbia 180 Turn and Burn - GPN-2000-001875 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Watch: Columbia STS-52 Mission Highlights (NASA)

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Sources and further reading: Wikipedia — STS-52, Space Shuttle Columbia, LAGEOS (CC BY-SA). Images: Wikimedia Commons.