STS-27

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STS-27
Organization DepartmentofDefense(UnitedStates),NASA-OfficeofSpaceFlight(UnitedStates)
Mission type Human Crew
Launch date December 2, 1988 (1988-12-02)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1988-106A
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 19670
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up Classified


STS-27 (Space Transportation System-27) was launched from the Kennedy Space Center utilizing the Shuttle vehicle Atlantis. It carried a five-member All were military personnel, and three were veterans of previous Shuttle flights. STS-27 Mission Commander Robert L. Gibson (Cdr., USN) was pilot on STS 41-B in February 1984 and commander on 61-C in January 1986. Mission Specialists Richard M. Mullane (Col., USAF) and Jerry L. Ross (Lt. Col., USAF) flew on 41-D in August 1984 and 61-B in November 1985, respectively. STS-27 will be the first space flight for Pilot Guy S. Gardner (Lt. Col., USAF) and Mission Specialist William M. Shepherd (Cdr., USN).


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