He has been a payload specialist for 14 years and is making his second shuttle flight.
You might get to be a Payload Specialist on a shuttle mission.
With the conclusion of this flight on June 24, 1985, he retired from active duty as a payload specialist.
The crew of five was to consist of two payload specialists.
We will learn how a 77-year-old payload specialist stacks up against cabinmates who are decades younger.
He earned an assignment to fly as a payload specialist on the Challenger, but never flew.
The three other astronauts, two mission specialists and a payload specialist, were also Air Force.
He was designated a payload specialist during the Canex-2 series of Canadian space experiments in 1985.
Surnames of the crew members encircle the scene, with the payload specialists being recognized below.
Lichtenberg was the first astronaut to serve as a Payload Specialist.