STS-27

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STS-27
Organization Department of Defense (United States), NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
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
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


Contents

Crew

  • Commander: Robert L. Gibson
  • Pilot: Guy S. Gardner
    • Payload Commander:
    • Mission Specialist 1: Richard M. Mullane
    • Mission Specialist 2: Jerry L. Ross
    • Mission Specialist 3: William M. Shepherd
    • Mission Specialist 4:
    • Mission Specialist 5:
    • Payload Specialist 1:
    • Payload Specialist 2:


ISS/Mir Crew Transport


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).


EVA

Payload

DOD


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