STS-41D
From The Space Library
 | |
| Organization | NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Human Crew |
| Launch date | August 30, 1984 |
| Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 1984-093A |
| Experiments | Here |
| Alternate Names | STS 12,15234 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| Data Collection | Here |
| Payload Mass Up | 21524.0 kg |
STS-41D was the first Discovery shuttle flight. On board were Henry Hartsfield, Michael Coats, Richard Mullane, Steven Hawley, Judith Resnik, and Charles Walker. This mission carried out experiments including OAST-1 solar array structural testing. Three satellites were deployed: Satellite Business System SBS-D, SYNCOM IV-2 (also known as LEASAT2) and TELSTAR. The 102- foot-tall, 13-loot-wide Office of Application and Space Technology (OAST-1) solar wing extended from the payload bay. The wing carried different types of solar cells and extended to full height several times. It demonstrated large lightweight solar arrays for the future in building large facilities in space such as the International Space Station. Other payloads included: Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System (CFES) Ill; Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME); Shuttle Student Involvement Program (SSIP) experiment; lMAX camera, being flown for the second time; and an Air Force experiment, Cloud Logic to Optimize Use of Defense Systems (CLOUDS). The mission duration was 144 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds.
Mission patch:
