STS-44 Mission Patch

44th Space Shuttle Mission

10th Flight of Atlantis Crew:

Frederick D. Gregory, Commander

Terence T. Henricks, Pilot

Mario Runco, Jr., Mission Specialist

James S. Voss, Mission Specialist

F. Story Musgrave, Mission Specialist

Thomas J. Hennen, Payload Specialist

This was the ninth dedicated Department of Defense Mission in the Space Shuttle program. Unclassified payloads included the Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite, deployed using an Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster.