The Story
49th Space Shuttle Mission
11th Flight of Atlantis
Crew:
Loren J. Shriver, Commander
Andrew M. Allen, Pilot
Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Mission Specialist
Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, Mission Specialist
Claude Nicollier, Mission Specialist
Marsha S. Ivins, Mission Specialist
Franco Malerba, Payload Specialist
The deployment of the European Space Agency's EuThe primary objective was deployment of the European Space Agency's European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) and operation of the joint NASA/Italian Space Agency Tethered Satellite System (TSS).
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49th Space Shuttle Mission
11th Flight of Atlantis
Crew:
Loren J. Shriver, Commander
Andrew M. Allen, Pilot
Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Mission Specialist
Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, Mission Specialist
Claude Nicollier, Mission Specialist
Marsha S. Ivins, Mission Specialist
Franco Malerba, Payload Specialist
The deployment of the European Space Agency's EuThe primary objective was deployment of the European Space Agency's European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) and operation of the joint NASA/Italian Space Agency Tethered Satellite System (TSS).
