Bidspirit auction | Astronaut Michael Coats signed T-38

Astronaut Michael Coats signed T-38 Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) commemorative FDC PM White Sands Missile Range Apr 11 P.M 1980 N.Mex. Missions: STS-41-D STS-29, STS-39. Selected as an astronaut candidate in 1978, Coats became a NASA astronaut in August 1979. He was a member of the STS-4 astronaut support crew, and was a capsule communicator (CAPCOM) for STS-4 and STS-5. A veteran of three space flights, Coats flew on STS-41-D in 1984, STS-29 in 1989, and STS-39 in 1991. From May 1989 to March 1990, he served as Acting Chief of the Astronaut Office.