STS-52 Crew Briefing

Commander James B. Wetherbee introduces the crew of STS-52 Columbia, Pilot Michael A. Baker, and Mission Specialists Charles L. Veach, William M. Shepherd, Tamara E. Jernigan, and Steven G. MacLean, in a preflight conference. Each crew member gives an overview of the mission objectives, experiments, payload (LAGEOS-II), and his/her role in the mission. They then answer questions from the press.