STS-27 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
2 Dec 1988, 2:30pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 39B
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Space Shuttle
Crew
Robert L. Gibson
Guy Gardner
Mike Mullane
William Shepherd
Jerry L. Ross
Mission
STS-27
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
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.
Available Replays
Launch of STS-27 (Atlantis)
Updated: Apr 16, 10:45am UTC
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