DISCOVERY STS-39 Astronaut MIKE COATS AUTOGRAPH,HAND SIGNED
8 X 10 Color Photo Signed by Astronaut MIKE COATS
SPAS-II/IBSS shown shortly after it was released on May 1, 1991 from the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-39 mission. (NASA)- NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected as an astronaut candidate in January 1978, Coats became a NASA Astronaut in August 1979. He was a member of the STS-4 astronaut support crew, and was a capsule communicator for STS-4 and STS-5. From May 1989 to March 1990, he served as Acting Chief of the Astronaut Office. He was the pilot on STS 41-D (Aug. 30 to Sep. 5, 1984). In February 1985, he was selected as spacecraft commander on STS 61-H, which was canceled after the Challenger accident. He was the spacecraft commander on STS-29 (March 13-18, 1989) and STS-39 (Apr. 28 to May 6, 1991). A veteran of three space flights, Coats has logged over 463 hours in space.
Coats retired from the U.S. Navy and the Astronaut Office in August, 1991 and joined the corporate arena. From 1991-1996 he was Vice President of Avionics and Communications Operations for Loral Space Information Systems. From 1996-1998 he was Vice President of Civil Space Programs for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space in Sunnyvale, California. From 1998-2005 he was Vice President of Advanced Space Transportation for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Denver, Colorado. Mike Coats returned to NASA in November 2005 to serve as Director, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: STS 41-D launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 30, 1984. This was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery. During this six day mission the crew successfully activated the OAST-1 solar cell wing experiment, deployed three satellites (SBS-D, SYNCOM IV-2, and TELSTAR 3C), operated the CFES-III experiment, the student crystal growth experiment, and photography experiments using the IMAX motion picture camera. The crew earned the name “Icebusters” for successfully removing hazardous ice particles from the Orbiter using the Remote Manipulator System. STS 41-D completed 96 orbits of the earth before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 5, 1984.
STS-29 Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on March 13, 1989. During this highly successful five day mission, the crew deployed a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, and performed numerous secondary experiments, including a Space Station “heat pipe” radiator experiment, two student experiments, a protein crystal growth experiment, and a chromosome and plant cell division experiment. In addition, the crew took over 3,000 photographs of the earth using several types of cameras, including the IMAX 70 mm movie camera. Mission duration was 80 orbits and concluded with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on March 18, 1989.
STS-39, an unclassified eight-day Department of Defense mission, launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on April 28, 1991. The seven man crew worked around-the-clock in two-shift operations during which they deployed, operated and retrieved the SPAS-II spacecraft, in addition to conducting various science experiments including research of both natural and induced phenomena in the Earth’s atmosphere. After completing the 134 orbits of the Earth, Discovery and her crew landed at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on May 6, 1991.

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