STS-51-F Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
29 Jul 1985, 9:00pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Space Shuttle
Crew
C. Gordon Fullerton
Roy D. Bridges Jr.
Anthony W. England
John-David F. Bartoe
Karl Henize
Loren Acton
Story Musgrave
Mission
STS-51-F
Mission Type
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
STS-51-F was the nineteenth flight of the shuttle program and the eighth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger. It flew in orbit for 8 days performing science in Spacelab 2.
Available Replays
Live
NASA STS-51F space shuttle launch, SSME shutdown and mid-ascent Abort To Orbit (ATO) - July 29, 1985
Updated: Jun 15, 1:00pm UTC
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