STS-55 Mission Patch
MP55
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55th Space Shuttle Mission
14th Flight of Columbia Crew:
Steven R. Nagel, Commander
Terence T. Henricks, Pilot
Jerry L. Ross, Mission Specialist and Payload Commander
Charles J. Precourt, Mission Specialist
Bernard A. Harris, Jr., Mission Specialist
Ulrich Walter, Payload Specialist
Hans William Schlegel, Payload Specialist
The mission was dedicated to Spacelab D-2 operations, becoming the second Shuttle mission under the direction of German management. 88 experiments were conducted in materials and life sciences, technology applications, Earth observation, astronomy and atmospheric physics.
