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    STS-51-C - Wikipedia

    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

    STS-51-C launched from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on January 24, 1985, at 19:50:00 UTC, and was the first of nine shuttle missions in … 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

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    Almost 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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  2. STS-51C - NASA

    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.

  3. STS-51 - NASA

  4. STS-51C Fact Sheet - Spaceline

    STS-51C — Discovery. 15th Space Shuttle Mission. 3rd Flight of Discovery. Note: STS-51C was originally planned for Challenger. However, problems with Challenger’s thermal tiles forced a switch to Discovery.

  5. Spaceflight mission report: STS-51C

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  7. 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. …

  8. Remembering Shuttle Discovery’s Not-So-Secret …

    Jan 20, 2020 · Mission 51C remains the shortest “operational” mission ever undertaken by the Space Shuttle. The flight lasted just over three days. Video Credit: NASA/Matthew Travis/YouTube.

  9. [STS-51C Launch and Landing] - NTRS - NASA Technical Reports …

  10. “T-9 Minutes and Counting …”: NASA’s First Secret …

    According to the January 1984 manifest, Mission 51C was to have been an IUS flight to deploy the second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS), but by May its slot had been taken by Magnum. The TDRS was moved a couple of …