STS-27
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Organization | DepartmentofDefense(UnitedStates),NASA-OfficeofSpaceFlight(UnitedStates) |
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Mission type | Human Crew |
Launch date | December 2, 1988 |
Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
Carrier rocket | {$Carrier Rocket} |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
COSPAR ID | 1988-106A |
Mass | {$Mass} |
Experiments | Here |
Alternate Names | 19670 |
Nominal Power | {$Nominal Power} |
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).