Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-I
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-51-I
STS-51-I was the twentieth of the shuttle program and sixth of Space Shuttle Discovery. It deployed three 10 satellites and then repaired a malfunctioning satellite. This mission required two EVAs.
Space Shuttle Discovery
Serial OV-103
Launch Crew Count 5
Status Retired
Landing Time 1985-09-03T13:15:00+0000
Crew
Joe Engle
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1932-08-26
Deceased 2024-07-10
Status Deceased
Type Government
Richard O. Covey
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1946-08-01
Status Retired
Type Government
James van Hoften
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1944-06-11
Status Retired
Type Government
John M. Lounge
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1946-06-28
Deceased 2011-03-01
Status Deceased
Type Government
William Frederick Fisher
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1946-04-01
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.
