The Story
46th Space Shuttle Mission
11th Flight of Atlantis
Crew:
Charles F. Bolden Jr., Commander
Brian Duffy, Pilot
Kathryn D. Sullivan, Mission Specialist
David C. Leestma, Mission Specialist
C. Michael Foale, Mission Specialist
Byron K. Lichtenberg, Payload Specialist
Dirk D. Frimout, Payload Specialist
The mission carried the first Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-1) on Spacelab pallets mounted in the orbiter's cargo bay. The non-deployable payload, equipped with 12 instruments from the U.S., France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Japan, conducted studies in atmospheric chemistry, solar radiation, space plasma physics and ultraviolet astronomy.
Description
46th Space Shuttle Mission
11th Flight of Atlantis
Crew:
Charles F. Bolden Jr., Commander
Brian Duffy, Pilot
Kathryn D. Sullivan, Mission Specialist
David C. Leestma, Mission Specialist
C. Michael Foale, Mission Specialist
Byron K. Lichtenberg, Payload Specialist
Dirk D. Frimout, Payload Specialist
The mission carried the first Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-1) on Spacelab pallets mounted in the orbiter's cargo bay. The non-deployable payload, equipped with 12 instruments from the U.S., France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Japan, conducted studies in atmospheric chemistry, solar radiation, space plasma physics and ultraviolet astronomy.
