STS-51G Mission Patch

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18th Space Shuttle Mission 5th Flight of Discovery Crew: Daniel C. Brandenstein, Commander John O. Creighton, Pilot Shannon W. Lucid, Mission Specialist Steven R. Nagel, Mission Sp ecialist John M. Fabian, Mission Specialist Patrick Baudry, Payload Specialist Sultan Salman Al-Saud, Payload Specialist The crew included French and Saudi Arabian astronauts in the first Shuttle flight employing astronauts from three nations. Three communications satellites, all attached to PAM-D solid rocket motors, were deployed. These included MORELOS-A for Mexico, ARABSAT-A for the Arab Satellite Communications Organization and TELSTAR-3D for A,T&T. Show more