Discovery (STS-48) launched 1991

STS-48 crew

Front row (L-R): Mark Brown, John Creighton, Kenneth Reightler 

Back row (L-R): Charles Gemar, James Buchli

Mission patch

Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-48), launched September 12, 1991, carried the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) into space.  Its crew consisted of Commander John Creighton, Pilot Kenneth Reightler, Charles Gemar, James Buchli, and Mark Brown.

Happy birthday, Space Shuttle astronaut Mark Brown!

Mark Neil Brown, born November 18, 1951 in Valparaiso, Indiana, has flown on two Space Shuttle missions.

His first was on Columbia (STS-28) in August 1989 as mission specialist. The details of the mission are classified.

His second and last flight was on Discovery (STS-48) in September 1991, also as mission specialist.