Saturday, May 16, 2020
Happy birthday, Space Shuttle astronaut Brewster Shaw!
Brewster Shaw, born May 16, 1945 in Cass City, Michigan, is a veteran of three space shuttle missions.
His first flight was aboard Columbia (STS-9) as pilot in November-December 1983. It was the first flight of the Spacelab laboratory module.
His second flight was aboard Atlantis (STS-61-B) as commander November-December 1985. The mission deployed three communications satellites.
His third and final mission was aboard Columbia (STS-28) as commander in August 1989. The mission carried a payload for the Dept of Defense in to orbit.
Shaw was inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame in May 2006.
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