| Name: Coats, Michael | Country: USA | M/F: M | Number of Flights: 3 |
| Space Flights | Launch Date - Shuttle | Landing Date - Shuttle |
|---|---|---|
| 1. STS-41D | August 30, 1984 - Discovery | September 5, 1984 - Discovery |
| 2. STS-29 | March 13, 1989 - Discovery | March 18, 1989 - Discovery |
| 3. STS-39 | April 28, 1991 - Discovery | May 6, 1991 - Discovery |
| Space Flights | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| STS-12 (Cancelled) |
Planned Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) deployment shuttle mission Cancelled due to failure of the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) |
| 1. STS-41D | Deployed SBS-4 for Satellite Business System, SYNCOM IV-2 (Leasat 2) and
Telstar 3C for AT&T Tested deployment of an experimental solar array wing as part of the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology Payload 1 (OAST-1) |
| STS-61H (Cancelled) |
Planned shuttle mission to deploy commercial communications satellites Cancelled after the Challenger disaster |
| 2. STS-29 | Deployed Tracking and Data Relay Satellite 4 (TDRS-D) |
| 3. STS-39 | Dedicated military mission 8 First military space shuttle mission with unclassified payloads |
| Return to Master List | American Astronauts | Three Spaceflights |
| Space Shuttle Program - 1984 / 1989 / 1991 | ||
Updated - June 5, 2006