STS-51G Mission Patch

18th Space Shuttle Mission

5th Flight of Discovery Crew:

Daniel C. Brandenstein, Commander

John O. Creighton, Pilot

Shannon W. Lucid, Mission Specialist

Steven R. Nagel, Mission Specialist

John M. Fabian, Mission Specialist

Patrick Baudry, Payload Specialist

Sultan Salman Al-Saud, Payload Specialist

The crew included French and Saudi Arabian astronauts in the first Shuttle flight employing astronauts from three nations. Three communications satellites, all attached to PAM-D solid rocket motors, were deployed. These included MORELOS-A for Mexico, ARABSAT-A for the Arab Satellite Communications Organization and TELSTAR-3D for A,T&T.