The Story
39th Space Shuttle Mission
8th Flight of Atlantis
Crew: Steven R. Nagel, Commander
Kenneth D. Cameron, Pilot
Jay Apt, Mission Specialist
Linda M. Godwin, Mission Specialist
Jerry L. Ross, Mission Specialist
The primary payload, the Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) was deployed. The GRO high gain antenna failed to deploy on command. The antenna was deployed manually by astronauts Ross and Apt during an unplanned contingency spacewalk, the first unplanned U.S. spacewalk since April, 1985 and the first U.S. spacewalk since December, 1985.
Description
39th Space Shuttle Mission
8th Flight of Atlantis
Crew: Steven R. Nagel, Commander
Kenneth D. Cameron, Pilot
Jay Apt, Mission Specialist
Linda M. Godwin, Mission Specialist
Jerry L. Ross, Mission Specialist
The primary payload, the Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) was deployed. The GRO high gain antenna failed to deploy on command. The antenna was deployed manually by astronauts Ross and Apt during an unplanned contingency spacewalk, the first unplanned U.S. spacewalk since April, 1985 and the first U.S. spacewalk since December, 1985.
