Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
STS-39 Launch
Full Description:
Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on April 28, 1991 at 7:33:14 am (EDT), STS-39 was a Department of Defense (DOD) mission. The crew included seven astronauts: Michael L. Coats, commander; L. Blaine Hammond, pilot; Guion S. Buford, Jr., mission specialist 1; Gregory J. Harbaugh, mission specialist 2; Richard J. Hieb, mission specialist 3; Donald R. McMonagle, mission specialist 4; and Charles L. Veach, mission specialist 5. The primary unclassified payload included the Air Force Program 675 (AFP-675), the Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS), and the Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (SPAS II).
Date of Image:
1991-04-28
Category:
Space Shuttle Projects
term:
Launch
term:
STS-39
facet_who:
Michael L. Coats
facet_what:
AFP-675
facet_what:
IBSS
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_when:
April 28, 1991
facet_when_year:
1991
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
9131785
NIX #:
MSFC-9131785
MSFC Negative Number:
9131785
UID:
SPD-MARSH-9131785
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