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"Shepard back in space..."

The primary objectives of this mission were to explore the Fra Mauro region centered around deployment of the Apollo Lunar Surface Scientific Experiments Package, or ALSEP; lunar field geology investigations; collection of surface material samples for return to Earth; deployment of other scientific instruments not part of ALSEP; orbital science involving high-resolution photography of candidate future landing sites; photography of deep-space phenomena, such as zodiacal light and gegenschein; communications tests using S-band and VHF signals to determine reflective properties of the lunar surface; engineering and operational evaluation of hardware and techniques; tests to determine variations in S-band signals; and photography of surface details from 60 nautical miles in altitude.

More on the mission here from the National Space Science Data Center, the permanent archive for NASA space science mission data. Presentation slides with notes are here.

Also see the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal for transcripts and more.

Shepard carried a modified Wilson six-iron in his spacesuit pocket, afixing the club head to the handle of a contingency sample return device.  Here's what the club looks like; video is here.  Transcript  (includes commentary) and timeline are available.

Commander Kenneth Cockrell, Pilot Mark Polansky, Mission Specialists Robert Curbeam, Thomas Jones and Marsha Ivins. More info here.

Commander George Zamka, Pilot Terry Virts, Mission Specialists Nicholas Patrick, Robert Behnken, Kathryn Hire, and Stephen Robinson. More here.

• Solar Pizza Box Cooker
• Video: Pizza Night on the International Space Station!
• Space Place: GPS and the Quest for Pizza

STS-82 demonstrated anew the capability of the space shuttle to service orbiting spacecraft as well as the benefits of human spaceflight. A six-member crew completed servicing and upgrading of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) during four planned extravehicular activities (EVAs) and then performed a fifth unscheduled space walk to repair insulation on the telescope.

Commander Kenneth D. Bowersox, Pilot Scott J. Horowitz, Mission Specialists Mark C. Lee, Steven A.Hawley, Gregory J. Harbaugh, Steven L. Smith and Joseph R. Tanner.

Commander Kevin R. Kregel, Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, Mission Specialists Janet L. Kavandi, Janice E. Voss, Mamoru Mohri and Gerhard P. J. Thiele.  More here.