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STS-51-B
STS-51-B was a crewed flight launched on April 29, 1985 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 7: Don L. Lind, Frederick D. Gregory, Lodewijk van den Berg, Norman Thagard, Robert F. Overmyer, Taylor G. Wang, William E. Thornton.
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Crew
Don L. Lind United States · 1 flight
Frederick D. Gregory United States · 3 flights
Lodewijk van den Berg United States · 1 flight
Norman Thagard United States · 6 flights
Robert F. Overmyer United States · 2 flights
Taylor G. Wang United States · 1 flight
William E. Thornton United States · 2 flightsFlight
- Mission
- STS-51-B
- Spacecraft (GCAT)
- Challenger (STS 51-B)
- Launch
- April 29, 1985 · 16:02 UTC
- Landing
- May 6, 1985
- Duration (Wikidata)
- 7.0 days
- Country
- United States
- Designator
- 1985-034A
- Vehicle fate
- Landed · May 6, 1985
Launch vehicle
- Launch record
- 1985-034
- Rocket
- Space Shuttle
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A
- Outcome
- Success
- Initial orbit
- — × 359 km
Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q834698 (CC0).