STS-38
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Crew
Robert C. Springer
Status: Retired
5/21/1942 -
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 3/13/1989
Last Flight: 11/15/1990
Robert Clyde "Bob" Springer is a retired American astronaut and test pilot who flew as a Mission Specialist on two NASA Space Shuttle missions in 1989 and 1990. A decorated aviator in the United States Marine Corps, Springer also flew more than 500 combat sorties during the Vietnam War. He has logged over 237 hours in space and 4,500 hours flying time, including 3,500 hours in jet aircraft.
Richard O. Covey
Status: Retired
8/1/1946 -
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 8/27/1985
Last Flight: 12/2/1993
Richard Oswalt Covey is a retired United States Air Force officer and former NASA astronaut.
Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
Status: Retired
5/15/1949 -
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 11/15/1990
Last Flight: 8/10/2001
Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. is an American former naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and NASA astronaut. He served as the Commander of the International Space Station for almost four months in 2001 and was the only American not on Earth when the September 11 attacks occurred. He is currently President of the Space Systems Group at Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems. Mr. Culbertson is responsible for the execution, business development and financial performance of the company’s human spaceflight, science, commercial communications, and national security satellite activities, as well as technical services to various government customers. These include some of Northrop Grumman's largest and most important programs such as NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) initiatives to the International Space Station (ISS) as well as various national security-related programs.
Carl J. Meade
Status: Retired
11/16/1950 -
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 11/15/1990
Last Flight: 9/9/1994
Carl Joseph Meade is a former NASA astronaut.
Charles D. Gemar
Status: Retired
8/4/1955 -
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 11/15/1990
Last Flight: 3/4/1994
Charles Donald "Sam" Gemar is an American former astronaut with NASA and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. Gemar has flown on three Space Shuttle missions (STS-38, STS-48 and STS-62). Gemar has completed 385 orbits of the Earth and over 581 hours in space. He has also served in different positions in NASA, including as a CAPCOM for Shuttle missions. Gemar was the first astronaut to be born in the state of South Dakota.
Mission
STS-38
Type: Government/Top Secret
STS-38 was the seventh flight for the Space Shuttle Atlantis and was also the seventh flight dedicated to the department of defence.
Location
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
205 rockets have launched from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Agency
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: LSOC
Country: USA
