Konrad

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Konrad

John Harrison Konrad Status: Inactive. Trained as: Astronaut. Profession: Payload Specialist. Sex: Male. Birth Date: 12 March 1949. Birth City: Pontiac. Birth State: Illinois. Birth Country: USA. Nationality: American. Group: Payload Specialist. Date Selected: 01 July 1984. Date Departed: 30 November 1987. Number of Flights: 0. Comments: Inactive Payload Specialist Candidate for Shuttle Flight STS-61L Mission Gstar-3, Leasat-5, MSL-3 (Commercial PS Selection 2 in June/July 1984).

Flight Log

STS-51-AA - - 1985 April - Assignment: Proposed Backup Crew.
Planned shuttle mission. Cancelled due to payload delays.
STS-61-L - - 1986 November - Assignment: Proposed Prime Crew.
Planned shuttle mission for deployment of commercial communications satellites. Would have launched the first American journalist in space from Launch Complex 39B. Cancelled after Challenger disaster.

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