STS-51C Mission Patch
MP51C
$9.95
15th Space Shuttle Mission
3rd Flight of Discovery
Crew:
Thomas K. Mattingly II, Commander
Loren J. Shriver, Pilot
James F. Buchli, Mission Specialist
Ellison S. Onizuka, Mission Specialist
Gary E. Payton, Payload Specialist
This was the first dedicated Department of Defense mission. Elements of the mission were kept secret. However, it was reported that a U.S. Air Force Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster successfully deployed a secret payload.
