Appendix

Summary of Missions Carrying Payload Specialists, 1983–86

Mission Payload specialist(s) Mission date Payload specialist objective

STS-9

Ulf D. Merbold PS1

Byron K. Lichtenberg PS2

28 November–8 December 1983

Spacelab 1

STS-41D

Charles D. Walker PS1

30 August–5 September 1984

Continuous flow electrophoresis

STS-41G

Paul D. Scully-Power PS1

Marc Garneau PS2

5–13 October 1984

Oceanographic observation and Canadian experiment suite

STS-51C

Gary E. Payton PS1

24–27 January 1985

Department of Defense classified payload

STS-51D

Charles D. Walker PS1

E. Jacob Garn PS2

12–19 April 1985

Continuous flow electrophoresis and congressional oversight

STS-51B

Taylor G. Wang PS1

Lodewijk van den Berg PS2

29 April–6 May 1985

Spacelab 3

STS-51G

Sultan Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud PS1

Patrick Baudry PS2

17–24 June 1985

International goodwill

STS-51F

Loren W. Acton PS1

John-David F. Bartoe PS2

29 July–6 August 1985

Spacelab 2

STS-51J

William A. Pailes PS1

3–7 October 1985

Department of Defense DSCS III satellites (2)

STS-61A

Reinhard Furrer PS1

Ernst W. Messerschmid PS2

Wubbo J. Ockels PS3

30 October–6 November 1985

Spacelab D1

STS-61B

Charles D. Walker PS1

Rodolfo Neri Vela PS2

26 November–3 December 1985

Continuous flow electrophoresis and Morelos-B satellite

STS-61C

Robert J. Cenker PS1

C. William Nelson PS2

12–18 January 1985

RCA Satcom K-1 and congressional oversight

STS-51L

Christa McAuliffe PS1

Gregory B. Jarvis PS2

28 January 1986

Teacher in Space Program and space fluid dynamics experiment