Shuttle Showcase: STS-49
1,507 views · Published 10 July 2011 · 1:00 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: NASA Johnson · 2011 · Science & Technology
Everyone knew the maiden flight of Endeavour, the successor to the fallen Challenger, would be challenging. In the end, it turned out to be that, and more, as the crew ultimately made history. Rick Heib, Pierre Thuot and Tom Akers salvaged the rescue of the crippled Intelsat satellite, performing the first, and to date, the only three-person spacewalk to manually capture Intelsat.
