STS-27
From The Space Library
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| Organization | Department of Defense (United States), NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
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| Mission type | Human Crew |
| Launch date | December 2, 1988 |
| 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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