Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-51-B
Lockheed Space Operations Company · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Lockheed Space Operations Company's 8th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 2,939th orbital launch attempt
April 29, 1985Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Apr 29, 16:02 – Apr 29, 16:02 UTC
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STS-51-B
STS-51-B was the seventeenth flight of the shuttle program and the seventh for Space Shuttle Challenger. It was the second flight for SpaceLab.
· Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Don L. LindMission Specialist · NASA
William E. ThorntonMission Specialist · NASA
Robert F. OvermyerCommander · NASA
Frederick D. GregoryPilot · NASA
Norman E. ThagardMission Specialist · NASA
Lodewijk van den BergPayload Specialist · NASA
Taylor Gun-Jin WangPayload Specialist · NASA
Booster
No booster details available.
Watch
- STS-51-B Launch CNN Coverage — zellco321
