Name: Spring, Sherwood Country: USA M/F: M Number of Flights: 1

Space Flights Launch Date - Shuttle Landing Date - Shuttle
1. STS-61B November 27, 1985 - Atlantis December 3, 1985 - Atlantis

Space Flights Descriptions
STS-51G(a)
(Cancelled)
Planned Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) deployment shuttle mission
Cancelled due to failure of the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS)
1. STS-61B Deployed Morelos-B for Mexico, AUSSAT 2 for Australia and RCA SATCOM Ku-2 for RCA Americom

Spacewalks - 2
Space Flights Date & Duration Purpose
STS-61B November 29, 1985 Assemble experimental erectable structures - Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structures (ACCESS) and Experimental Assembly of Structures (EASE)
5 hours 32 minutes
STS-61B December 1, 1985 Assemble and manipulate experimental erectable truss structures. Demonstrate Remote Manipulator System (robot arm) use in assembly
6 hours 41 minutes

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Updated - February 1, 2005