STS-44 Mission Patch
44th Space Shuttle Mission
10th Flight of Atlantis Crew:
Frederick D. Gregory, Commander
Terence T. Henricks, Pilot
Mario Runco, Jr., Mission Specialist
James S. Voss, Mission Specialist
F. Story Musgrave, Mission Specialist
Thomas J. Hennen, Payload Specialist
This was the ninth dedicated Department of Defense Mission in the Space Shuttle program. Unclassified payloads included the Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite, deployed using an Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster.