Space Shuttle: DISCOVERY

MISSION LAUNCH-LANDING (mm/dd/yy) FLIGHT NUMBER	P A T C H E S	C R E W	LENGTH MISSION (days)	ORBITS (number)	MAIN PAYLOAD
STS-105 08/10/01 - 08/22/01 106"		Scott J. Horowitz, CDR Frederick W. Sturckow, PLT Daniel T. Barry, MS Patrick G. Forrester, MS Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., CDR ISS 3 up Mikhail Turin, ISS 3 up Vladimir N. Dezhurov, ISS 3 up Yury V. Usachev, CDR ISS 2 down James S. Voss, ISS 2 down Susan J. Helms, ISS 2 down			ISS 7A.1 MPLM (Leonardo), MISSE, GAS (G-708), Hitchhiker (Simplesat, MSC, SEM-10)
STS-102 03/08/01 - 03/21/01 103"		James D. Wetherbee, CDR James M. Kelly, PLT Andrew S. W. Thomas, MS Paul Richards, MS Yuriy V. Usachev, CDR ISS 2 up James S. Voss, ISS 2 up Susan J. Helms, ISS 2 up William M. Shepherd, CDR ISS 1 down Yuri P. Gidzenko, ISS 1 down Sergei K. Krikalev, ISS 1 down			ISS-07/5A1 (MPLM-1)
STS-92 10/12/00 - 10/24/00 100'' Flight		Brian Duffy, CDR Pamela A. Melroy, PLT Koichi Wakata, (Japan) MS Leroy Chiao, MS Peter J.K. Wisoff, MS Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, MS William S. McArthur, MS			Space Station Assembly Flight ISS-03-3A (Z-1 Truss, CMGs, Ku/S-Band, PMA-3/SLP)
STS-103 12/20/99 - 12/28/99 96"		Curtis L. Brown, CDR Scott J. Kelly, PLT Steven L. Smith, MS C. Michael Foale, MS John M. Grunsfeld, MS Claude Nicollier, MS (ESA) Jean-Francois Clervoy, MS (ESA)			Hubble Servicing Mission 3 (SM3A)
STS-96 05/27/99 - 06/06/99 94"		Kent V. Rominger, CDR Rick D. Husband, PLT Ellen Ochoa, MS Tamara E. Jernigan, MS Daniel T. Barry, MS Julie Payette, MS Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, MS	9.80	153	Space Station Assembly Flight ISS-02-2A.1 Starshine
STS-95 10/29/98 - 11/07/98 92"		Curtis L. Brown, CDR Steven W. Lindsey, PLT Scott E. Parazynski, MS Stephen K. Robinson, MS Pedro Duque (ESA), MS Chiaki Mukai (NASDA), PS John H. Glenn, PS	8.91	134	SPACEHAB (SM) Spartan, HOST
STS-91 06/02/98 - 06/12/98 91"		Charles J. Precourt, CDR Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, PLT Wendy B. Lawrence, MS Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, MS Janet L. Kavandi, MS Valery Victorovitch Ryumin, MS Download: Andrew S. W. Thomas (Mir-25/STS-89)	9.83	154	Mir-Docking / 9 AMS (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer) SpaceHab SM
STS-85 8/7/97 - 8/19/97 86"		Curtis L. Brown,Jr, CDR Kent V. Rominger, PLT N. Jan Davis, MS Robert L. Curbeam,Jr., MS Stephen K. Robinson, MS Bjarni Tryggvason, PS	11.85	189	CRISTA-SPAS Sat (2nd), Japanese Manipulator (MFD)
STS-82 2/11/97 - 2/21/97 82"		Kennet D. Bowersox, CDR Scott J. Horowitz, PLT Mark C. Lee, MS Steven A. Hawley, MS Gregory J. Harbaugh, MS Steven L. Smith, MS Joseph R. Tanner, MS.	9.98	150	Hubble Service Mission 2 5 EVAs; replaced 10 instruments
STS-70 7/13/95 - 7/22/95 70"		Terence T. Henricks, CDR Kevin R. Kregel, PLT Nancy Jane Currie, MS Donald A. Thomas, MS Mary Ellen Weber, MS	8.93	142	TDRSS-G, Crystal growth and biological experiments
STS-63 2/3/95 - 2/11/95 67"		James D. Wetherbee, CDR Eileen M. Collins, PLT C. Michael Foale, MS Janice E. Voss, MS Bernard A. Harris, Jr, MS Vladimir G. Titov, RUS	8.27	129	"Near-Mir", SPACEHAB/3, 2nd Cosmonaut, SPARTAN-4
STS-64 9/9/94 - 9/20/94 64"		Richard N. Richards, CDR L. Blaine Hammond, Jr, PLT Jerry M. Linenger, MS Susan J. Helms, MS Carl J. Meade, MS Mark C. Lee, MS	10.95	176	Laser-Exp. LITE, SPARTAN-3, SAFER (EVA), ROMPS
STS-60 2/3/94 - 2/11/94 60"		Charles F. Bolden, CDR Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr, PLT N. Jan Davis, MS Ronald M. Sega, MS Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, MS Sergei K. Krikalev, RUS-MS	8.30	130	Wake Shield Facility, SpaceHab-2, Cosmonaut
STS-51 9/12/93 - 9/22/93 57"		Frank L. Culbertson, Jr, CDR William F. Readdy, PLT James H. Newman, MS Daniel W. Bursch, MS Carl E. Walz, MS	9.84	157	Adv. Comsat ACTS/TOS, ORFEUS-SPAS, EVA
STS-56 4/8/93 - 4/17/93 54"		Kenneth D. Cameron, CDR Stephen S. Oswald, PLT C. Michael Foale, MS Kenneth D. Cockrell, MS Ellen Ochoa, MS	9.26	147	2nd Atmospheric Mission ATLAS-2, SPARTAN-2
STS-53 12/2/92 - 12/9/92 52"		David M. Walker, CDR Robert D. Cabana, PLT Guion S. Bluford, MS James S. Voss, MS Michael R. Clifford, MS	7.31	116	Last DOD mission, DOD satellite, Laser experiment
STS-42 1/22/92 - 1/30/92 45"		Ronald J. Grabe, CDR Stephen S. Oswald, PLT Norman E. Thagard, MS David C. Hilmers, MS William F. Readdy, MS Robert L. Bondar, PS Ulf D. Merbold, PS	8.05	128	International Microgravity Laboratory IML-1
STS-48 9/12/91 - 9/18/91 43"		John O. Creighton, CDR Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr, PLT James F. Buchli, MS Charles D. Gernar, MS Mark N. Brown, MS	5.35	81	Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) launched
STS-39 4/28/91 - 5/6/91 40"		Michael L. Coats, CDR L. Blaine Hammond, Jr, PLT Guion S. Bluford, Jr, MS Gregory J. Harbaugh, MS Richard J. Hieb, MS Donald R. McMonagle, MS Charles L. Veach, MS	8.31	133	Infrared Astronomy experiments
STS-41 10/6/90 - 10/10/90 36"		Richard N. Richards, CDR Robert D. Cabana, PLT William M. Shepherd, MS Bruce E. Melnick, MS Thomas D. Akers, MS	4.02	65	Solar Polar probe Ulysses launched
STS-31 4/24/90 - 4/29/90 35"		Loren J. Shriver, CDR Charles F. Bolden, Jr, PLT Steven A. Hawley, MS Bruce McCandless II, MS Kathryn D. Sullivan, MS	5.05	76	Hubble Space Telescope (HST) launched
STS-33 11/22/89 - 11/27/89 32"		Frederick D. Gregory, CDR John E. Blaha, PLT F. Story Musgrave, MS Manley L. Carter, Jr, MS Kathryn C. Thornton, MS	5	78	Fifth DOD mission
STS-29 3/13/89 - 3/18/89 28"		Michael L. Coats, CDR John E. Blaha, PLT James P. Bagian, MS James F. Buchli, MS Robert C. Springer, MS	4.98	79	Data Relay Satellite TDRS-D, experiments
STS-26 9/29/88 - 10/3/88 26"		Frederick H. Hauck, CDR Richard O. Covey, PLT John M. Lounge, MS George D. Nelson, MS David C. Hilmers, MS	4.04	63	Tracking/Data Relay Satellite TDRS-C
51-I 8/27/85 - 9/3/85 20"		Joseph H. Engle, CDR Richard O. Covey, PLT James D. A. van Hoften, MS John M. Lounge, MS William F. Fisher, MS	7.10	111	3 COMSATS, EVA to repair Syncom IV satellite
51-G 6/17/85 - 6/24/85 18"		Daniel C. Brandenstein, CDR John O. Creighton, PLT Shannon W. Lucid, MS John M. Fabian, MS Steven R. Nagel, MS Patrick Baudry, PS Sultan Salman Al-Saud, PS	7.07	111	3 communications satellites
51-D 4/12/85 - 4/19/85 16"		Karol J. Bobko, CDR Donald E. Williams, PLT M. Rhea Seddon, MS Jeffrey A. Hoffman, MS S. David Griggs, MS Charles D. Walker, PS Sen E. Jake Garn, PS	6.98	109	2 COMSATS, EVA to repair Syncom IV satellite
51-C 1/24/85 - 1/27/85 15"		Thomas K. Mattingly II, CDR Loren J. Shriver, PLT Ellison S. Onizuka, MS James F. Buchli, MS Gary E. Payton, PS	3.90	47	First military (DOD) mission
51-A 11/8/84 - 11/16/84 14"		Frederick H. Hauck, CDR David M. Walker, PLT Anna L. Fisher, MS Dale A. Gardner, MS Joseph P. Allen, MS	7.98	126	2 COMSATS, 2 Satellite retrievals/recoveries
41-D 8/30/84 - 9/5/84 12"		Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr, CDR Michael L. Coats, PLT Judith A. Resnik, MS Steven A. Hawley, MS Richard M. Mullane, MS Charles D. Walker, PS	7	96	3 communications satellites

Abbreviations:
CDR - Commander
PLT - Pilot
MS - Mission Specialist
PS - Payload Specialist
PC - Payload Commander
FE - Flight Engineer
RUS - Russian Cosmonaut


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