The Story
40th Space Shuttle Mission
12th Flight of Discovery Crew:
Michael L. Coats, Commander
L. Blaine Hammond, Jr., Pilot
Guion S. Bluford, Jr., Mission Specialist
Richard J. Hieb, Mission Specialist
Gregory J. Harbaugh, Mission Specialist
Donald R. McMonagle, Mission Specialist
Charles Lacy Veach, Mission Specialist
This was the eight dedicated Department of Defense Mission in the Space Shuttle program. Unclassified payloads included Air Force Program-675 (AFP-675), Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS), Critical Ionization Velocity (CIV), Chemical Release Observation (CRO), Shuttle Pallet Satellite-II (SPAS-II) experiments and Space Test Payload-1 (STP-1).
Description
40th Space Shuttle Mission
12th Flight of Discovery Crew:
Michael L. Coats, Commander
L. Blaine Hammond, Jr., Pilot
Guion S. Bluford, Jr., Mission Specialist
Richard J. Hieb, Mission Specialist
Gregory J. Harbaugh, Mission Specialist
Donald R. McMonagle, Mission Specialist
Charles Lacy Veach, Mission Specialist
This was the eight dedicated Department of Defense Mission in the Space Shuttle program. Unclassified payloads included Air Force Program-675 (AFP-675), Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS), Critical Ionization Velocity (CIV), Chemical Release Observation (CRO), Shuttle Pallet Satellite-II (SPAS-II) experiments and Space Test Payload-1 (STP-1).
