[S. David Griggs Collection, 1989].

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[S. David Griggs Collection, 1989].

Memorial sevice program for S. David Griggs, member of Discovery space shuttle crew. Photocopied article from the Houston Chronicle, June 20, 1989, about the plane crash which killed Griggs. Photocopy of a tribute to Griggs from the Congressional Record, June 19, 1989.

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Griggs, Jack L.

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Griggs, S. David, b. 7 Sept. 1939, Portland, Ore, son of Jack L., Sr. and Frances Griggs (of Lawrence, Mich.), d. 17 June 1989, near Earle, Arkansas, mar. Karen Frances Kreeb. Rear Admiral Griggs was a veteran of the 1985 space shuttle Discovery flight. From the description of [S. David Griggs Collection, 1989]. (Western Michigan University). WorldCat record id: 300429099 ...

Discovery (Spacecraft)

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Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built. Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984. Over 27 years of service it launched and landed 39 times, gathering more spaceflights than any other spacecraft to date. Discovery became the third operational orbiter to enter service, preceded by Columbia and Challenger. It embarked on its las...