The Story
31st Space Shuttle Mission 5th Flight of Atlantis
Crew:
Donald E. Williams, Commander
Michael J. McCulley, Pilot
Ellen S. Baker, Mission Specialist
Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, Mission Specialist
Shannon W. Lucid, Mission Specialist
The primary payload was the Galileo/Jupiter spacecraft in the second planetary mission in the Shuttle program. Galileo was fired on a six-year journey to Jupiter by an Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster.
Description
31st Space Shuttle Mission 5th Flight of Atlantis
Crew:
Donald E. Williams, Commander
Michael J. McCulley, Pilot
Ellen S. Baker, Mission Specialist
Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, Mission Specialist
Shannon W. Lucid, Mission Specialist
The primary payload was the Galileo/Jupiter spacecraft in the second planetary mission in the Shuttle program. Galileo was fired on a six-year journey to Jupiter by an Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster.
