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STS-39 Launch
| Name of Image |
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
| Name of Image |
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 Discovery, Orbiter Ve
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STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, SPAS II IBSS computer animation |
| Description |
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) II Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) and Chemical Release Observation (CRO) experiment illustrated with computer graphics. Views include SPAS II (in foreground) deployed by OV-103 (27771), orbital maneuvering system (OMS) primary reaction control system (PRCS) plume firings after SPAS II deployment (27772), Chemical Release Observation (CRO) experiment in orbit (27773), and CRO deployed from OV-103 payload bay (27774). View (27772) used in the STS-39 Press Information (PUB 3546-V Rev 4-91) p27, April 1991 and for T-30 flight directors' briefing. |
| Date Taken |
1991-02-07 |
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STS-39 Discovery, OV-103, IB
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STS-39 Discovery, OV-103, IBSS SPAS II |
| Description |
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) II documented during preflight processing procedures. German Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (MBB) technicians work on SPAS II cryostat (without insulation) and other elements at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, 11/05/90 (27781, 27784). KSC Vertical Processing Facility IBSS SPAS II preflight procedures include test cell preparation, 12/18/90 (27782) and readying the payload for transferral into the payload canister transporter, 02/05/91 (27783). Views (27781, 27783) used in the STS-39 Press Information April 1991 release (PUB 3546-V Rev 4-91). Alternate KSC numbers are as follows: KSC-90PC-1871 (27784) KSC-90PC-1869 (27781) KSC-90PC-1892 (27782) KSC-91PC-187 (27783). |
| Date Taken |
1991-02-07 |
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STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Ve
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| Title |
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, SPAS II IBSS computer animation |
| Description |
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) II Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) and Chemical Release Observation (CRO) experiment illustrated with computer graphics. Views include SPAS II (in foreground) deployed by OV-103 (27771), orbital maneuvering system (OMS) primary reaction control system (PRCS) plume firings after SPAS II deployment (27772), Chemical Release Observation (CRO) experiment in orbit (27773), and CRO deployed from OV-103 payload bay (27774). View (27772) used in the STS-39 Press Information (PUB 3546-V Rev 4-91) p27, April 1991 and for T-30 flight directors' briefing. |
| Date Taken |
1991-02-07 |
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STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Ve
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| Title |
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, SPAS II IBSS computer animation |
| Description |
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) II Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) and Chemical Release Observation (CRO) experiment illustrated with computer graphics. Views include SPAS II (in foreground) deployed by OV-103 (27771), orbital maneuvering system (OMS) primary reaction control system (PRCS) plume firings after SPAS II deployment (27772), Chemical Release Observation (CRO) experiment in orbit (27773), and CRO deployed from OV-103 payload bay (27774). View (27772) used in the STS-39 Press Information (PUB 3546-V Rev 4-91) p27, April 1991 and for T-30 flight directors' briefing. |
| Date Taken |
1991-02-07 |
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STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Ve
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| Title |
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, SPAS II IBSS computer animation |
| Description |
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) II Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) and Chemical Release Observation (CRO) experiment illustrated with computer graphics. Views include SPAS II (in foreground) deployed by OV-103 (27771), orbital maneuvering system (OMS) primary reaction control system (PRCS) plume firings after SPAS II deployment (27772), Chemical Release Observation (CRO) experiment in orbit (27773), and CRO deployed from OV-103 payload bay (27774). View (27772) used in the STS-39 Press Information (PUB 3546-V Rev 4-91) p27, April 1991 and for T-30 flight directors' briefing. |
| Date Taken |
1991-02-07 |
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STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Ve
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| Title |
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, SPAS II IBSS computer animation |
| Description |
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) II Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) and Chemical Release Observation (CRO) experiment illustrated with computer graphics. Views include SPAS II (in foreground) deployed by OV-103 (27771), orbital maneuvering system (OMS) primary reaction control system (PRCS) plume firings after SPAS II deployment (27772), Chemical Release Observation (CRO) experiment in orbit (27773), and CRO deployed from OV-103 payload bay (27774). View (27772) used in the STS-39 Press Information (PUB 3546-V Rev 4-91) p27, April 1991 and for T-30 flight directors' briefing. |
| Date Taken |
1991-02-07 |
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STS-39 Discovery, OV-103, IB
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| Title |
STS-39 Discovery, OV-103, IBSS SPAS II |
| Description |
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) II documented during preflight processing procedures. German Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (MBB) technicians work on SPAS II cryostat (without insulation) and other elements at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, 11/05/90 (27781, 27784). KSC Vertical Processing Facility IBSS SPAS II preflight procedures include test cell preparation, 12/18/90 (27782) and readying the payload for transferral into the payload canister transporter, 02/05/91 (27783). Views (27781, 27783) used in the STS-39 Press Information April 1991 release (PUB 3546-V Rev 4-91). Alternate KSC numbers are as follows: KSC-90PC-1871 (27784) KSC-90PC-1869 (27781) KSC-90PC-1892 (27782) KSC-91PC-187 (27783). |
| Date Taken |
1991-02-07 |
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STS-39 Discovery, OV-103, IB
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| Title |
STS-39 Discovery, OV-103, IBSS SPAS II |
| Description |
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) II documented during preflight processing procedures. German Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (MBB) technicians work on SPAS II cryostat (without insulation) and other elements at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, 11/05/90 (27781, 27784). KSC Vertical Processing Facility IBSS SPAS II preflight procedures include test cell preparation, 12/18/90 (27782) and readying the payload for transferral into the payload canister transporter, 02/05/91 (27783). Views (27781, 27783) used in the STS-39 Press Information April 1991 release (PUB 3546-V Rev 4-91). Alternate KSC numbers are as follows: KSC-90PC-1871 (27784) KSC-90PC-1869 (27781) KSC-90PC-1892 (27782) KSC-91PC-187 (27783). |
| Date Taken |
1991-02-07 |
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STS-39 Discovery, OV-103, IB
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| Title |
STS-39 Discovery, OV-103, IBSS SPAS II |
| Description |
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) II documented during preflight processing procedures. German Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (MBB) technicians work on SPAS II cryostat (without insulation) and other elements at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, 11/05/90 (27781, 27784). KSC Vertical Processing Facility IBSS SPAS II preflight procedures include test cell preparation, 12/18/90 (27782) and readying the payload for transferral into the payload canister transporter, 02/05/91 (27783). Views (27781, 27783) used in the STS-39 Press Information April 1991 release (PUB 3546-V Rev 4-91). Alternate KSC numbers are as follows: KSC-90PC-1871 (27784) KSC-90PC-1869 (27781) KSC-90PC-1892 (27782) KSC-91PC-187 (27783). |
| Date Taken |
1991-02-07 |
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