STS-28

Occurred 35 years ago

STS-28 was dedicated to the Department of Defense, and first flight of Columbia since Mission 61-C.

Orbiter

Columbia

mission duration

5 days, 1 hour, 0 minutes, 8 seconds

Launch

Aug. 8, 1989

Landing

Aug. 13, 1989

Five astronauts in blue jumpsuits posed in front of US flag.

S89-29370 (March 1989) — These five astronauts have been assigned to man the Space Shuttle Columbia for STS-28, a Department of Defense-devoted mission scheduled for July of this year. Brewster H. Shaw (center, front) is mission commander; and Richard N. Richards (left) is pilot. Mission specialists are, left to right, Mark N. Brown, James C. Adamson and David C. Leestma (seated).

NASA

Mission Facts

Mission: Department of Defense
Space Shuttle: Columbia
Launch Pad: 39B
Launch Weight: Classified
Launched: August 8, 1989, 8:37:00 a.m. EDT
Landing Site: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Landing: August 13, 1989, 6:37:08 a.m. PDT
Landing Weight: 190,956 pounds
Runway: 17
Rollout Distance: 6,015 feet
Rollout Time: 46 seconds
Revolution: 81
Mission Duration: 5 days, 1 hour, 0 minutes, 8 seconds
Returned to KSC: August 21, 1989
Orbit Altitude: Classified
Orbit Inclination: 57 degrees
Miles Traveled: 2.1 million