Dec 2 1988
From The Space Library
December 2-6: The Space Shuffle Atlantis was launched from Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida, on mission STS-27, a dedicated Department of Defense (DoD) mission. After a 24-hour launch delay because of strong winds at KSC, Atlantis lifted off on a four-day mission to deliver into orbit a classified DoD payload, reported by various media sources as being a Lacrosse radar reconnaissance satellite. Crew members for STS-27 were Robert L. Gibson, Commander; Guy S. Gardner, Pilot; and Richard M. Mullane, Jerry L. Ross and William M. Shepherd, Mission Specialists. Atlantis landed on December 6 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. (NASA Release 88-171; AP, Dec 2/88; UPI, Dec 2/88; NY Times, Dec 7/88; W Post, Dec 7/88; WSJ, Dec 7/88; W Times, Dec 7/88; B Sun, Dec 7/88; P Inq, Dec 7/88)
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