Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-A

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.

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Space Shuttle Discovery


Serial OV-103

Launch Crew Count 5

Status Retired

Landing Time 1984-11-16T11:59:00+0000


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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


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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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