Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-27
Lockheed Space Operations Company · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Lockheed Space Operations Company's 18th launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 3,364th orbital launch attempt
December 2, 1988Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 2, 14:30 – Dec 2, 14:30 UTC
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STS-27
STS-27 was the twenty-seventh and the third for Atlantis. It carried a classified payload for the Department of Defence. The heat shielding was substantially damaged during lift-off, impacting the right wing. The crew narrowly survived re-entry with a steal bar taking the brunt of the heat before beginning to burn through the aluminum structure.
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Robert L. GibsonCommander · NASA
Mike MullaneMission Specialist · NASA
Guy GardnerPilot · NASA
Jerry L. RossMission Specialist · NASA
William ShepherdMission Specialist · NASA
Booster
No booster details available.
Watch
- Launch of STS-27 (Atlantis) — lunarmodule5
