Space Shuttle Mission STS-9 (Columbia)

Shuttle mission STS-9 launched on November 28, 1983. This was the first Spacelab mission and the first to include an astronaut representing the European Space Agency (ESA), Ulf Merbold of Germany.

Crew:

  • John W. Young (Commander)
  • Brewster H. Shaw (Pilot)
  • Owen K. Garriott (Mission Specialist)
  • Robert A. Parker (Mission Specialist)
  • Byron K. Lichtenberg (Payload Specialist)
  • Ulf Merbold (Payload Specialist)