Status
Failure
METEOR
Launch Time
Mon Oct 23, 1995 22:03 UTC
Mon Oct 23, 1995 22:03 UTC
The flight failed because of low-frequency waves that caused the rocket to explode. This failure resulted in the bankruptcy of EER Systems, and the last flight of Conestoga.
Rocket
Mission Details
Multiple Experiment Transport to Earth Orbit & Return
METEOR (Multiple Experiment Transport to Earth Orbit & Return), formerly COMET (Commercial Experiment Transporter), was a NASA program to develop a commercially available experiment transporter for microgravity experiments over longer periods.
The METEOR consisted of a recovery module and an orbital module, both carrying experiments. After 20 - 30 days in space, the recovery module was to return to Earth and land in the Atlantic Ocean (originally Utah was to be the landing area). The orbital module was to remain in space and continue the onboard experiments.
Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit
Location
LP-0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Stats
1995
63rd orbital launch attempt
Conestoga 1
1st mission
1st mission of 1995
1st failed mission