![]() ![]() The Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104), at the time the youngest in NASA's shuttle fleet, made its third flight on a classified mission for the United States Department of Defense (DoD). Damaged thermal protection tiles are clearly visible at touchdown. Mission summary Atlantis launches on STS-27. Crew PositionĬrew seating arrangements Seat As STS-51-L was designated STS-33, future flights with the STS-26 through STS-33 designators would require the R in their documentation to avoid conflicts in tracking data from one mission to another. Official documentation for that mission contained the designator STS-27 throughout. The mission is technically designated STS-27R, as the original STS-27 designator belonged to STS-51-I, the twentieth Space Shuttle mission. The mission landed successfully, although intense heat damage needed to be repaired. However, this was over less critical areas and the missing tile was over an antenna which gave extra protection to the spacecraft structure (and not part of a wing as cited initially). Compared to the damage that Columbia sustained on STS-107, Atlantis experienced more extensive damage. ![]() This was a situation that was similar to the one that would prove fatal 15 years later on STS-107. The vessel's heat shielding was substantially damaged during lift-off, and crew members thought that they would die during reentry. Department of Defense (DoD), ultimately determined to be a Lacrosse surveillance satellite. STS-27 carried a classified payload for the U.S. Launching on December 2, 1988, on a four-day mission, it was the second shuttle flight after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of January 1986. If you have specific questions or information about content, the website, and applications, please contact us.STS-27 was the 27th NASA Space Shuttle mission, and the third flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. However, Get Archive LLC does not own each component of the compilation displayed and accessible on the PICRYL website and applications. Get Archive LLC is the owner of the compilation of content that is posted on the PICRYL website and applications, which consists of text, images, audio, video, databases, tags, design, codes, and software ("Content"). Get Archive LLC does not charge permission and license fees for use of any of the content on PICRYL, however, upon request, GetArchive can provide rights clearance for content for a fee. ![]() GetArchive believes there are no usage restrictions or limitations put on content in the U.S. Permission for use, re-use, or additional use of the content is not required. Get Archive LLC, creator of PICRYL, endeavors to provide information that it possesses on the copyright status of the content and to identify any other terms and conditions that may apply to the use of the content, however, Get Archive LLC offers no guarantee or assurance that all pertinent information is provided, or that the information is correct in each circumstance. PICRYL makes the world's public domain media fun to find and easy to use. PICRYL is an AI-driven search & similarity engine. PICRYL is the largest media source for public domain images, scans, and documents. The World's Largest Public Domain Media Search Engine ![]()
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