STS-51-A Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
8 Nov 1984, 12:15pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Space Shuttle
Crew
Frederick "Rick" Hauck
David M. Walker
Anna Lee Fisher
Dale Gardner
Joseph P. Allen
Mission
STS-51-A
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
STS-51-A was the fourteenth flight of the Space Shuttle program and second flight for the Space Shuttle Discovery. The mission lasted 8 days and deployed a number of 10 satellites.
Available Replays
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CBS News Coverage of The STS-51-A Launch
Updated: Apr 16, 10:45am UTC
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