Discovery (STS-39) launched 1991

STS-39 crew (L-R): Charles Veach, Michael Coats, Gregory Harbaugh, Donald McMonagle, Blaine Hammond, Richard Hieb, Guion Bluford

Mission patch

Space Shuttle Discovery, launched April 28, 1991, carried experiments for the Department of Defense into space.  Its crew consisted of Commander Michael Coats, Pilot Blaine Hammond, Gregory Harbaugh, Donald McMonagle, Guion Bluford, Charles Veach, and Richard Hieb.

They returned to Earth May 6.

Columbia (STS-65) launched 1994

STS-65 crew 

Seated (L-R): Richard Hieb, Robert Cabana, Donald Thomas

Standing (L-R): Leroy Chiao, James Halsell, Chiaki Mukai, Carl Walz

Mission patch

Space shuttle Columbia (STS-65), launched July 8, 1994, was the second flight of the Spacelab to conduct research in a microgravity environment. Its crew consisted of Commander Robert Cabana, Pilot James Halsell, Richard Hieb, Carl Walz, Leroy Chiao, Donald Thomas, and Chiaki Mukai.

They returned to Earth July 23.

Endeavour's maiden flight (STS-49), launched 1992

STS-49 crew (L-R): Kathyrn Thornton, Bruce Melnick, Pierre Thuot, Daniel Brandenstein, Kevin Chilton, Thomas Akers, Richard Hieb

Mission patch

Endeavour blasted off on its maiden voyage (STS-49) May 7, 1992 to capture a satellite.  Its crew consisted of Commander Daniel Brandenstein, Pilot Kevin Chilton, Richard Hieb, Bruce Melnick, Pierre Thuot, Kathryn Thornton and Thomas Akers.

It was the first shuttle mission to feature 4 EVAs and the first to have three people performing EVAs at the same time.