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STS-51-C (formerly STS-10) was the 15th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the third flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. It launched on January 24, 1985, and made the fourth shuttle landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 27, 1985. STS-51-C was the first … See more
The crew insignia for STS Flight 51-C includes the names of its five crewmembers. The STS 51-C mission marked the third trip of the Space Shuttle Discovery into space, … See more
• NASA mission summary Archived October 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
• STS-51-C In-flight Photographs at the National Archives and Records Administration See moreAlmost exactly a year after STS-51-C, Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed with all hands on board during the STS-51-L mission including Ellison Onizuka, a crew member on … See more
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Jul 20, 2023 · STS-51C. This was the first mission dedicated to the Department of Defense. The U.S. Air Force Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster was deployed and met the mission objectives. STS-51C was originally planned for Challenger.
Spaceflight mission report: STS-51C
Mar 27, 2020 · Flight. Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC) and landing at Cape Canaveral (KSC), Runway 15. The launch was scheduled for January 23, 1985 but was delayed because of …
STS-51C Fact Sheet - Spaceline
Mission Summary: This was the first dedicated Department of Defense mission. Elements of the mission were kept secret. However, it was reported that a U.S. Air Force Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster successfully deployed a …
Remembering Shuttle Discovery’s Miracle Mission 51C, …
Jan 26, 2020 · Discovery landed at KSC at 4:23 p.m. EST on 27 January 1985, after only three days in space; with the exception of the first two shuttle test flights, this was the reusable spacecraft’s shortest-ever operational voyage. …
STS-51C launch & landing (1-24-85) - YouTube
Aug 1, 2009 · STS-51C, the first space shuttle mission for the Department of Defense.
Lockheed Space Operations Company - STS-51-C
Jun 13, 2024 · STS-51-C was the fifteenth flight of the shuttle program and third for the Space Shuttle Discovery. It was the first space shuttle mission dedicated to the United States Department of Defense and therefore, the …
STS-51-C - Encyclopedia Astronautica
STS-51-C. Launch of Shuttle Discovery and the STS 51-C mission. Credit: NASA. First shuttle military mission. Deployed USA 8 (Aquacade ELINT spacecraft). Experienced blow-by in both nozzle joints and erosion and blow-by in two …
STS-51 - NASA
Sep 12, 1993 · STS-51. Occurred 31 years ago. Deployment of Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) and Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet …
Ellison Shoji Onizuka: The First Asian American in Space
May 24, 2024 · When NASA astronaut Ellison Onizuka rode Space Shuttle Discovery into space on shuttle mission STS-51-C in 1985, he made history on several counts. He was the first Asian American astronaut, the first astronaut …
