STS-41-C Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
6 Apr 1984, 1:58pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Space Shuttle
Crew
Robert Crippen
Dick Scobee
Terry Hart
James van Hoften
George Nelson
Mission
STS-41-C
Mission Type
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
STS-41-C was the eleventh mission of the shuttle program and fifth mission for Space Shuttle Challenger. It marked the first time a shuttle performed a direct ascent. Its mission was to capsule the Solar Max Satellite and repair it whilst in orbit.
Available Replays
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1984: STS-41C Challenger (NASA)
Updated: Apr 16, 10:45am UTC
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