Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Endeavour (STS-67) launched 1995

STS-67 crew:
Front row (L-R): Stephen Oswald, Tamara Jernigan, William Gregory
Back row (L-R): Ronald Parise, Wendy Lawrence, John Grunsfeld, Samuel Durrance


Mission patch

Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-67), launched March 2, 1995, was dedicated to conduct astronomical observations in the ultraviolet wavelengths.  Its crew consisted of Commander Stephen Oswald, Pilot William Gregory, John Grunsfeld, Wendy Lawrence, Tamara Jernigan, Samuel Durrance, and Ronald Parise.  

The Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope, the Wisconsin Ultraviolet, the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT), and the Photo-Polarimeter Experiment were the three most important instruments aboard the Endeavour.  

They returned to Earth on March 18.


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