Bidspirit auction | NASA Astronaut Ken Reightler STS-60,

NASA Astronaut Ken Reightler STS-60, STS-48 signed cover PM NASSAU BAY BR HOUSTON TX 77058 Sep 12 1991. Selected by NASA in June 1987, Reightler began a year of astronaut candidate training and became an astronaut in August 1988. From September 12 - 18, 1991, he was the pilot on the crew of STS-48. This was the first Space Shuttle flight in support of ”Mission to Planet Earth.” During the five-day mission, the crew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery successfully deployed the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), designed to provide scientists with their first complete data set on the upper atmosphere's chemistry, winds and energy inputs. The crew also conducted numerous secondary experiments ranging from growing protein crystals, to studying how fluids and structures react in weightlessness. After 81 orbits of the Earth, Discovery landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California. More recently, Reightler served as pilot on STS-60, the first joint U.S./Russian Space Shuttle Mission. Launching from the Kennedy Space Center on February 3, 1994, STS-60 was the first flight of the Wake Shield Facility (WSF-1) and the second flight of the SpaceHab (Spacehab-2). During the eight-day flight, the crew of Discovery, including Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, conducted a wide variety of biological, materials science, earth observation, and life science experiments. Following 130 orbits of the Earth, STS-60 landed at Kennedy Space Center on February 11, 1994. With the completion of his second mission, Reightler has logged over 327 hours in space.. Good condition. Part of Single Vendor collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.