Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-7
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-7
STS-7 was the second mission for the Space Shuttle Challenger. It deployed several satellites into orbit. It was the first mission scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center however it had to divert to Edwards Air Force Base due to bad weather. STS-7 carried Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut.
Space Shuttle Challenger
Serial OV-099
Launch Crew Count 5
Status Destroyed
Landing Time 1983-06-24T13:56:00+0000
Crew
Robert Crippen
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1937-09-11
Status Retired
Type Government
Frederick "Rick" Hauck
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1941-04-11
Status Retired
Type Government
John M. Fabian
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1939-01-28
Status Retired
Type Government
Norman E. Thagard
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1943-07-03
Status Retired
Type Government
Sally Ride
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1951-05-26
Deceased 2012-07-23
Status Deceased
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
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.
