STS-29Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103Lockheed Space Operations Company Launch Status Success Mon ยท Mar 13th, 1989 9:57 AM EST Watch Online Crew James Buchli Mission SpecialistStatus: Retired 6/20/1945 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 1/24/1985 Last Flight: 9/12/1991James Frederick Buchli is a retired United States Marine aviator and former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions. Michael Coats CommanderStatus: Retired 1/16/1946 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 8/30/1984 Last Flight: 4/28/1991Michael Lloyd Coats is a former NASA astronaut (three spaceflights), raised in Riverside, California. From December 2005 to December 2012, he served as Director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. John E. Blaha PilotStatus: Retired 8/26/1942 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 3/13/1989 Last Flight: 9/26/1996John Elmer Blaha is a retired United States Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five space missions aboard the Space Shuttle and Mir. Blaha is married to the former Brenda I. Walters of St. Louis, Missouri. They have three grown children and four grandchildren. Robert C. Springer Mission SpecialistStatus: Retired 5/21/1942 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 3/13/1989 Last Flight: 11/15/1990Robert 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. James P. Bagian Mission SpecialistStatus: Retired 2/22/1952 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 3/13/1989 Last Flight: 6/5/1991James Philip Bagian, MD, PE is an American physician, engineer, and former NASA astronaut of Armenian descent. During his career as an astronaut, he logged 337 hours of space-flight, over two missions, STS-29 (in 1989) and STS-40 (in 1991). After leaving NASA in 1995, Bagian was elected as a member of both the National Academy of Engineering and of the Institute of Medicine. Bagian is currently the Director of the Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety at the University of Michigan. MissionSTS-29Type: CommunicationsSTS-29 was the eighth flight of Discovery and its primary mission was to deploy the TDRS-D 10 satellite. It also deployed eight secondary payloads. LocationLaunch Complex 39BKennedy Space Center, FL, USA185 rockets have launched from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. RocketSpace Shuttle Discovery OV-103Length: 38.1 meters Diameter: 8.4 meters First Launch: August 30, 1984Space Shuttle Discovery is one of the orbiters from NASA’s Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built. Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984. Over 27 years of service it launched and landed 39 times, gathering more spaceflights than any other spacecraft to date.The Space Shuttle Discovery OV-103 rocket has been launched a total of 38 times with 38 successful and 0 failed launches. AgencyLockheed Space Operations CompanyType: Commercial Abbreviation: LSOCCountry: USA View Rocket Launch Schedule