STS-49 Mission Patch

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47th Space Shuttle Mission 1st Flight of Endeavour Crew: Daniel Brandenstein, Commander Kevin P. Chilton, Pilot Richard Hieb, Mission Specialist Bruce E. Melnick, Mission Specialis t, Flight Engineer Pierre J. Thuot, Mission Specialist Kathryn C. Thornton, Mission Specialist Thomas Akers, Mission Specialist The primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve an Intelsat VI satellite, Intelsat 603, which failed to leave Low Earth orbit two years before, attach it to a new upper stage, and relaunch it to its intended geosynchronous orbit. After several attempts, the capture was completed with the only three-person extravehicular activity (EVA) in space flight history. Show more