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STS-39 Launch
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STS-39 Launch |
| Date of Image |
1991-04-28 |
| 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). |
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STS-39 Crew Portrait
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STS-39 Crew Portrait |
| Date of Image |
1991-06-25 |
| Full Description |
The STS-39 crew portrait includes 7 astronauts. Pictured are Charles L. Veach, mission specialist 5, Michael L. Coats, commander, Gregory J. Harbaugh, mission specialist 2, Donald R. McMonagle, mission specialist 4, L. Blaine Hammond, pilot, Richard J. Hieb, mission specialist 3, and Guion S. Buford, Jr., mission specialist 1. 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 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). |
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STS-39 SPAS-II IBSS is grapp
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STS-39 SPAS-II IBSS is grappled by RMS over OV-103's payload bay (PLB) |
| Description |
STS-39 Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (SPAS-II) / Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) spacecraft is grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector and is positioned over Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, payload bay (PLB). In the background are the Air Force Program 675 (AFP-675) experiment support system (ESS), the aft PLB bulkhead, the vertical tail, and the orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods. SPAS-II is a Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) payload. |
| Date Taken |
1991-05-06 |
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