STS-43 Mission Patch

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42nd Space Shuttle Mission 9th Flight of Atlantis Crew: John E. Blaha, Commander Michael E. Baker, Pilot Shannon W. Lucid, Mission Specialist James C. Adamson, Mission Specialist G . David Low, Mission Specialist The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-5 (TDRS-5) was attached to an inertial Upper Stage (IUS), and deployed about six hours into flight, the IUS propelled the satellite into geosynchronous orbit; TDRS-5 becomes the fourth member of the orbiting TDRS cluster. Show more