Retro Space Images: STS-28 Post-Launch Activity

Photo Credit: NASA / Retro Space Images
Photo Credit: NASA / Retro Space Images

Just the Facts: Members of the press surround Kennedy Space Center Director Forrest McCartney following the successful launch of STS-28 and Space Shuttle Columbia on Aug. 8, 1989. The STS-28 mission was the fourth shuttle mission dedicated to the Department of Defense. Photo was taken at the Complex 39 Press Site.

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