STS-39

Michael Coats

• Birthday: 01/16/1946
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 08/30/1984
• Last Flight: 04/28/1991

Michael Lloyd Coats is a former NASA astronaut (three spaceflights), raised in Riverside, California. From December 2005 to D...

Lloyd Hammond

• Birthday: 01/16/1952
• Role: Pilot
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 04/28/1991
• Last Flight: 09/09/1994

Lloyd Blaine Hammond Jr. is a Gulfstream test pilot, a former United States Air Force officer, and a former NASA astronaut. H...

Charles L. Veach

• Birthday: 09/18/1944
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 04/28/1991
• Last Flight: 10/22/1992

Charles Lacy Veach was a USAF fighter pilot and NASA astronaut.

Donald R. McMonagle

• Birthday: 05/14/1952
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 04/28/1991
• Last Flight: 11/03/1994

Donald Ray McMonagle is a former astronaut and a veteran of three shuttle flights. He became the Manager, Launch Integration,...

Richard Hieb

• Birthday: 09/21/1955
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 04/28/1991
• Last Flight: 07/08/1994

Richard James Hieb is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions. He was a mission specialist on S...

Gregory Harbaugh

• Birthday: 04/15/1956
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 04/28/1991
• Last Flight: 02/11/1997

Gregory Jordan Harbaugh is a former NASA astronaut that spent 34 days in space through four Space Shuttle missions including ...

Guion Bluford

• Birthday: 11/22/1942
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 08/30/1983
• Last Flight: 12/02/1992

Guion Stewart Bluford Jr., Ph.D. is an American aerospace engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot, and for...

Mission

STS-39

• Type: Government/Top Secret
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
• Launch Cost: $450,000,000

STS-39 was the twelfth mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its primary purpose was to conduct a variety of payload experiments for the Department of Defence.

Location

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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Launch Complex 39A has witnessed the launch of 208 rockets, including 207 orbital launch attempts. While Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, has been the site for 266 rocket launches.

The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).

Rocket

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS). Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.

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