STS-41C
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| Organization | NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
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| Mission type | Human Crew |
| Launch date | April 6, 1984 |
| 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) |
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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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