Crew:
Robert Crippen [3], Commander
Francis Scobee [1], Pilot
George Nelson [1], Mission Specialist
James van Hoften [1], Mission Specialist
Terry Hart [1], Mission Specialist
Launch:
Pad: 39-A [11]
Date: 6 April 1984
Time: 13:58:00 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 313 nm
Inclination: 28.5 degrees
Orbits: 108
Duration: 6 days, 23 hours, 40 minutes, 7 seconds
Distance: 2,870,000 miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 17, Edwards Air Force Base, CA [9]
Date: 13 April 1984
Time: 13:38:07 UTC
Rollout: 49 seconds (2,657 meters, 8,716 feet)
Mission EVA's:
1) On 8 April 1984 for 2 hours, 51 minutes
2) On 11 April 1984 for 6 hours, 38 minutes
EVA's were performed by the following individuals:
George Nelson
James van Hoften
Highlights:
First direct ascent trajectory for space shuttle. In orbit repairs were
made to the Solar Maximum Mission satellite.
Had the shuttle numbering system not been changed, this mission would have been designated STS-13. Challenging fate, Dick Scobee came up with this patch.
Archived NASA mission page for 41-C
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