STS-27

**STS-27**
Organization	Department of Defense (United States), NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type	Human Crew
Launch date	December 2, 1988
Launch vehicle	Space Shuttle
Launch site	Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID	1988-106A
Inclination	57 degrees
Experiments	Here
Alternate Names	19670
Additional Information	Here
Data Collection	Here
Payload Mass Up	Classified kg
Payload Mass Down	Classified kg
Orbiter	Atlantis
Lift Off Mass	Classified kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff	Classified kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing	Classified kg
Landed	Runway 17 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Orbits of Earth	68

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[edit] Crew

Commander: Robert L. Gibson
Pilot: Guy S. Gardner
- Mission Specialist 1: Richard M. Mullane
- Mission Specialist 2: Jerry L. Ross
- Mission Specialist 3: William M. Shepherd

[edit] Mission

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).