IMAGE 1000_99\92.Lbm,The STS-38 crew patch features a shuttle orbiter firing its orbital manoeuvring system engines in space. The mirror image beneath acknowledges the work of the thousands who work behind the scenes to support the shuttle programme.
IMAGE 1000_99\93.Lbm,The pilot for STS-38, Frank Culbertson, in an emergency escape training exercise with the shuttle escape pole.
IMAGE 1000_99\94.Lbm,STS-38 pilot Frank Culbertson gets in some flying practice in a T-38 jet as he flies from Houston to the Kennedy Space Center in June 1990.
IMAGE 1000_99\95.Lbm,Robert Springer is pictured on the aft flight deck of Atlantis during the STS-38 mission, dedicated to the Department of Defence.
IMAGE 1000_99\96.Lbm,Frank Culbertson preparing to shoot with a movie camera through the overhead windows on Atlantis's aft flight deck. (STS-38)
IMAGE 1000_99\97.Lbm,Mealtime aboard Atlantis on STS-38 finds Charles Gemar (bottom) and Frank Culbertson delving into food pouches.
IMAGE 1000_99\98.Lbm,Atlantis's main landing gear touches down on the runway at the Kennedy Space Center on November 20, 1990, marking the sixth landing at the Center. (STS-38)
IMAGE 1000_99\99.Lbm,Crew egress from Atlantis at the completion of the STS-38 mission. Leading the crew is commander Richard Covey, followed by Frank Culbertson, Robert Springer, Charles Gemar and Carl Meade.