IMAGE 400_499\463.Lbm,Emblem for STS-27, Atlantis, December 1988: Gibson, Mullane, Ross, Shepherd, Gardner.
IMAGE 600_699\640.Lbm,Technicians at the Kennedy Space Center inspect a segment that will be assembled into one of the SRBs for the STS-27 mission.
IMAGE 1900_99\909.Lbm,The STS-27 crew at breakfast on launch day. From the left: Guy Gardner, Jerry Ross, Robert Gibson, Richard Mullane and William Shepherd.
IMAGE 600_699\648.Lbm,In December 1988 Atlantis heads for space on the STS-27 mission dedicated to the Department of Defence.
IMAGE 1900_99\910.Lbm,Daniel Brandenstein in a shuttle training aircraft snaps this spectacular picture as Atlantis punches its way into the skies on December 7, 1988. (STS-27)
IMAGE 1900_99\911.Lbm,Trailing a plume of dust from its wheels, Atlantis speeds along the runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California on December 6, 1988, after a successful four day mission. (STS-27)