Launch of Space Shuttle Mission STS-90

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Friday April 17, 1998

26 years ago

STS-90 mission patch

Commander Richard A. Searfoss

Pilot Scott D. Altman

Mission Specialist 1 Richard M. Linnehan

Mission Specialist 2 Kathryn P. Hire

Mission Specialist 3 Dafydd Williams

Payload Specialist 1 Jay C. Buckey

Payload Specialist 2 James A. Pawelczyk

Left to right – Front row: Altman, Searfoss; Back row: Pawelczyk, Linnehan, Hire, Williams, Buckey

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