Lost in Space
The shuttle is featured in issue #65, where the team goes into orbit to prevent the destruction of US spy satellites by Cobra. Later, a small team of Joes named Star Brigade launch. The crew includes Payload, along with Space Shot, the craft's co-pilot, Duke, Roadblock and Sci-Fi.
The Defiant lands inside an asteroid threatening to collide with Earth. By issue #148, its last appearance, it had become damaged, unable to fly. The Oktober Guard, which has also traveled to the asteroid, works with the Joes; Payload and the Russian officer Dragonsky cannibalize the Defiant in order to effect an escape. The Russian shuttle escapes with everyone on board, the asteroid is destroyed, and the remains of the Defiant are obliterated.
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