STS-62-A
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STS-62-A was a planned NASA Space Shuttle mission to deliver a reconnaissance payload (Teal Ruby) into polar orbit. It was expected to use Discovery. It would have been the first crewed launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, and the first crewed mission to go into polar orbit.
The mission designation, STS-62-A, meant: 6=fiscal year 1986, 2=Vandenberg (1=Kennedy Space Center), and A=first flight in that fiscal year.
Crew
| Position[1][2] | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Robert L. Crippen Would have been fifth spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Guy S. Gardner Would have been first spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 1 | Richard M. Mullane Would have been second spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 2 | Jerry L. Ross Would have been second spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 3 | Dale A. Gardner Would have been third spaceflight | |
| Payload Specialist 1 | Edward C. Aldridge Jr. Would have been first spaceflight | |
| Payload Specialist 2 | Brett Watterson, MSE Would have been first spaceflight | |
Post-Challenger accident
The destruction of Challenger and subsequent halt of the Space Shuttle program led to the cancellation of the mission.
Guy Gardner, Jerry Ross, and Mike Mullane were members of the second post-Challenger mission STS-27 — a classified mission for the DoD — during which the Lacrosse-1 radar reconnaissance spacecraft was allegedly deployed.[3][4]
References
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External links
- STS-62-A mission patch draft designs
- Article on the Teal Ruby satellite that would have been STS-62-A's payload
- National Museum of the United States Air Force page on Teal Ruby
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