STS-41C

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STS-41C
Organization NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Human Crew
Launch date April 6, 1984 (1984-04-06)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1984-034A
Inclination 28.45 degrees
Experiments Here
Alternate Names STS 11,14897
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 17334 kg
Payload Mass Down 7668.18 kg
Orbiter Challenger
Lift Off Mass 2,049,197.27 kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff 115,604.09 kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing 89,534.09 kg
Landed Runway 17 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Orbits of Earth 107
Orbital Altitude Approximately 272 nautical miles (313 statute miles)


Contents

Crew

  • Commander: Robert Crippen
  • Pilot: Francis (Dick) Scobee
    • Mission Specialist 1: Terry Hart
    • Mission Specialist 2: James van Hoften
    • Mission Specialist 3: George Nelson


Mission

STS 41-C was the fifth Challenger shuttle flight. On board were Robert Crippen, Frances Scobee, Terry Hart, George Nelson, and James Van Hoften. This was the first direct ascent trajectory for Space Shuttle. Using the manned maneuvering unit, astronauts replaced an altitude control system and coronagraph/polarimeter electronics box in the Solar Max satellite while it remained in orbit. The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) was deployed, carrying 57 experiments. It was left on orbit with the intention of retrieving during later mission. Other payloads included: IMAX camera; Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME); Cinema 360; Shuttle Student Involvement Program (SSlP) experiment. The mission duration was 167 hours 40 minutes 7 seconds.


EVA

Extravehicular Activity (EVA) conducted by James van Hoften and George Nelson during two spacewalks for a total of 10 hours, 6 minutes. EVA 1, 2 hours, 59 minutes; EVA 2, 7 hours, 7 minutes. Manned maneuvering unit (MMU) operating time, Nelson 42 minutes, van Hoften 28 minutes.


Payload

Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) repair; manned maneuvering unit (MMU) satellite support; deployment of Long-Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) in Earth orbit free drift. LDEF contained 57 experiments and weighed about 22,000 pounds. Cinema 360 and IMAX 70-mm cameras.


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