STS-29
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STS-29 was the 28th NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Discovery inserted a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite into Earth orbit. It was the third shuttle mission following the Chall
TDRS-D being deployed on Flight Day 1 of the mission.
Back row: Bagian, Springer and Buchli Front row: Blaha and CoatsSpace Shuttle program← STS-27STS-30 (29) →
TDRS-4 after deployment
Liftoff of STS-29
James Buchli
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James Frederick Buchli is a retired United States Marine aviator and former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.
STS-29
…lb) Landing mass 88,353 kg (194,785 lb) Payload mass 17,280 kg (38,100 lb) Crew Crew size 5 Members Michael Coats John E. Blaha Robert C. Springer James Buchli James P. Bagian Start of mission Launch date March 13, 1989, 14:57:00 UTC (9:57 am EST) Launch site Kennedy, LC-39B Contractor Rockwell International…
Buchli in 1987