STS-85 Mission Patch

STS-85 Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere-Shuttle Pallet Satellite-2 (CRISTA-SPAS-2) 08/07/1997 08/19/199786th Space Shuttle Mission 23rd Flight of Discovery Crew: Curtis L. Brown, Jr., Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Jan Davis, Payload Commander Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson, Mission Specialist Bjarni V. Tryggvason, Payload SpecialistIn a mission dedicated to Earth observation as well as testing of International Space Station construction techniques, the main payload was the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere-Shuttle Pallet Satellite-2 (CRISTA-SPAS-2).