Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-27
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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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.
Space Shuttle Atlantis
Serial OV-104
Launch Crew Count 5
Status Retired
Landing Time 1988-12-06T23:36:00+0000
Crew
Robert L. Gibson
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1946-10-30
Status Retired
Type Government
Guy Gardner
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1948-01-06
Status Retired
Type Government
Jerry L. Ross
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1948-01-20
Status Retired
Type Government
Mike Mullane
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1945-09-10
Status Retired
Type Government
William Shepherd
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1949-07-26
Status Retired
Type Government
Space Shuttle
Height 56.10 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 28200 kN
Diameter 8.00 Meters
Mass To LEO 27500 kg
Liftoff Mass 2030 Tonnes
Launch Success 133
Consecutive Success 22
Maiden Flight 1981-04-12
Launch Failures 2
Programs
Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.
