STS-28 Fact Sheet

By Cliff Lethbridge

STS-28 — Columbia

30th Space Shuttle Mission

8th Flight of Columbia

Crew:

Brewster H. Shaw, Jr., Commander

Richard N. Richards, Pilot

David C. Leestma, Mission Specialist

James C. Adamson, Mission Specialist

Mark N. Brown, Mission Specialist

Orbiter Preparations:

Tow to Orbiter Processing Facility – January 23, 1989

Rollover to Vehicle Assembly Building – July 3, 1989

Rollout to Launch Pad 39B — July 14, 1989

Launch:

August 8, 1989 – 8:37:00 a.m. EDT. Launch time was not made public until T-9 minutes and counting.

Landing:

August 13, 1989 – 6:37:08 a.m. PDT at Runway 17, Edwards Air Force Base, California. Rollout distance was 6,015 feet. Rollout time was 47 seconds. Mission duration was 5 days, 1 hour, 0 minutes, 8 seconds. Landing occurred during the 81st orbit.

Mission Summary:

This was the fourth dedicated Department of Defense mission in the Space Shuttle program. Mission elements were kept secret.