STS-51C Crew Portrait
These five crewmembers flew aboard space shuttle Discovery for Mission STS-51C on January 24, 1985. STS-51C was the first shuttle mission dedicated to the Department of Defense.
Astronauts Thomas K. (Ken) Mattingly II (kneeling right) and Loren J. Shriver (kneeling left) are commander and pilot, respectively. Astronauts James F. Buchli (standing center) and Ellison L. Onizuka (right) are mission specialists. Gary E. Payton of the U.S. Air Force, left, is payload specialist. The astronauts, holding their launch and entry helmets, were photographed with their crew insignia.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: S84-43708
Date: October 11, 1984
STS-51C Crew Portrait
These five crewmembers flew aboard space shuttle Discovery for Mission STS-51C on January 24, 1985. STS-51C was the first shuttle mission dedicated to the Department of Defense.
Astronauts Thomas K. (Ken) Mattingly II (kneeling right) and Loren J. Shriver (kneeling left) are commander and pilot, respectively. Astronauts James F. Buchli (standing center) and Ellison L. Onizuka (right) are mission specialists. Gary E. Payton of the U.S. Air Force, left, is payload specialist. The astronauts, holding their launch and entry helmets, were photographed with their crew insignia.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: S84-43708
Date: October 11, 1984