Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-A
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-51-A
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.
Space Shuttle Discovery
Serial OV-103
Launch Crew Count 5
Status Retired
Landing Time 1984-11-16T11:59:00+0000
Crew
Frederick "Rick" Hauck
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1941-04-11
Status Retired
Type Government
David M. Walker
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1944-05-20
Deceased 2001-04-23
Status Deceased
Type Government
Anna Lee Fisher
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1949-08-24
Status Retired
Type Government
Dale Gardner
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1948-11-08
Deceased 2014-02-19
Status Deceased
Type Government
Joseph P. Allen
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1937-06-27
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
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.
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