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Discovery carried a classified primary payload for the United States Department of Defense, two unclassified secondary payloads and nine unclassified middeck experiments. Space Shu ttle: Discovery Launched: December 2, 1992, 8:24 a.m. EST Landing Site: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Landing: December 9, 1992, 3:43.17 p.m. EST Mission Duration: 7 days, 7 hours, 19 minutes, 47 seconds Returned to KSC: December 18, 1992 Crew Members Commander David M. Walker, Pilot Robert D. Cabana, Mission Specialists Guion S. Bluford, Jr., James S. Voss and Michael R. Clifford. MADE in the USA Show more