The Story
64th Space Shuttle Mission
19th Flight of Discovery
Crew:
Richard N. Richards, Commander
L. Blaine Hammond, Jr., Pilot
Susan J. Helms, Mission Specialist
Carl J. Meade, Mission Specialist
Mark C. Lee, Mission Specialist
J.M. Linenger, Mission Specialist
This was the first flight of the Lidar In-Space Technology Experiment (LITE), an optical radar instrument using laser pulses instead of radio waves to study Earth's atmosphere.
Description
64th Space Shuttle Mission
19th Flight of Discovery
Crew:
Richard N. Richards, Commander
L. Blaine Hammond, Jr., Pilot
Susan J. Helms, Mission Specialist
Carl J. Meade, Mission Specialist
Mark C. Lee, Mission Specialist
J.M. Linenger, Mission Specialist
This was the first flight of the Lidar In-Space Technology Experiment (LITE), an optical radar instrument using laser pulses instead of radio waves to study Earth's atmosphere.
