STS-40 crew
Front row (L-R): Drew Gaffney, Millie Hughes-Fulford, Rhea Seddon, James Bagian;
Back row (L-R): Bryan O'Connor, Tamara Jernigan, Sidney Gutierrez
Mission insignia
Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-40), launched June 5, 1991, was the first mission dedicated entirely to biology. Its crew consisted of Commander Bryan O'Connor, Pilot Sidney Gutierrez, James Bagian, Tamara Jernigan, Rhea Seddon, Drew Gaffney and Millie Hughes-Fulford. It was also the first mission to carry three female astronauts.
They carried out experiments on themselves, 30 rodents and thousands of tiny jellyfish.
Columbia returned to Earth June 14.
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