The Story
36th Space Shuttle Mission
11th Flight of Discovery Crew:
Richard N. Richards, Commander
Robert D. Cabana, Pilot
William M. Shepherd, Mission Specialist
Bruce E. Melnick, Mission Specialist
Thomas D. Akers, Mission Specialist
The Ulysses, a European Space Agency spacecraft designed to explore the polar regions of the sun, was deployed. For the first time, an Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster and a payload-specific Payload Assist Module-S (PAM-S) booster were combined on one spacecraft to send Ulysses toward the sun.
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36th Space Shuttle Mission
11th Flight of Discovery Crew:
Richard N. Richards, Commander
Robert D. Cabana, Pilot
William M. Shepherd, Mission Specialist
Bruce E. Melnick, Mission Specialist
Thomas D. Akers, Mission Specialist
The Ulysses, a European Space Agency spacecraft designed to explore the polar regions of the sun, was deployed. For the first time, an Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster and a payload-specific Payload Assist Module-S (PAM-S) booster were combined on one spacecraft to send Ulysses toward the sun.
