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Richard Hieb, Thomas Akers, and Pierre J. Thuot undertake the first-ever three-person EVA to repair the Intelsat 603 spacecraft during STS-49, the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
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| First | 21 January |
| Last | 29 December |
| Total | 98 |
| Successes | 94 |
| Failures | 2 |
| Partial failures | 2 |
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| Maiden flights |
Atlas IIA Space Shuttle Endeavour |
| Retirements |
Commercial Titan III Delta II 6920 Delta II 6925 H-I |
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| Orbital | 10 |
| Total travellers | 59 |