Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099 | STS-41-C

Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099 | STS-41-C

Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

T?

--

Days

:

--

Hours

:

--

Mins

:

--

Secs

Date Loading...
Trajectory

Lockheed Space Operations Company

Website

STS-41-C

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.

info More Information

Space Shuttle Challenger


Serial OV-099

Launch Crew Count 5

Status Destroyed

Landing Time 1984-04-13T13:38:00+0000


Wiki

Crew

Robert Crippen

Commander

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1937-09-11

Status Retired

Type Government


Dick Scobee

Pilot

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1939-05-19

Deceased 1986-01-28

Status Lost In Flight

Type Government


George Nelson

Mission Specialist

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1950-07-13

Status Retired

Type Government


James van Hoften

Mission Specialist

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1944-06-11

Status Retired

Type Government


Terry Hart

Mission Specialist

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1946-10-27

Status Retired

Type Government


Space Shuttle


Height 56.10 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 28200 kN

Diameter 8.00 Meters

Mass To LEO 27500 kg

Liftoff Mass 2030 Tonnes


Launch Success 133

Consecutive Success 22

Maiden Flight 1981-04-12

Launch Failures 2


Wiki

Programs

Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.

See More News