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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 crewmembers participa
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STS-39 crewmembers participate in preflight press conference at JSC's Bldg 2 |
| Description |
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, crewmembers participate in preflight press conference held in JSC's Auditorium and Public Affairs Facility Bldg 2. Mission Specialist (MS) Donald R. McMonagle, using models, explains how the Space Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (SPAS-II) with the Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) will be released from OV-103's, payload bay (PLB). Looking on (from left to right) are MS Guion S. Bluford, Jr, MS Charles L. Veach, MS Gregory J. Harbaugh, and MS Richard J. Hieb. |
| Date Taken |
1991-01-28 |
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