STS-51F

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STS-51F
Organization NASA-OfficeofSpaceScienceApplications(UnitedStates),NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Astronomy,Human Crew,Life Science,Microgravity,Planetary Science,Solar Physics,Space Physics
Launch date July 29, 1985 (1985-07-29)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1985-063A
Inclination 49.5 degrees
Experiments Here
Alternate Names STS 19,Spacelab 2,15925
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 15603 kg
Payload Mass Down kg
Orbiter Challenger
Lift Off Mass 2,052,524.55 kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff 114,830.91 kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing 98,515.91 kg
Landed Runway 23 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Orbits of Earth 126
Orbital Altitude 143 nautical miles (164 statute miles)


Contents

Crew

  • Commander: Gordon Fullerton
  • Pilot: Roy Bridges
    • Payload Commander:
    • Mission Specialist 1: Story Musgrave
    • Mission Specialist 2: Anthony England
    • Mission Specialist 3: Karl Henize
    • Mission Specialist 4:
    • Mission Specialist 5:
    • Payload Specialist 1: Loren Acton
    • Payload Specialist 2: John-David Bartoe


ISS/Mir Crew Transport


Mission

Spacelab 2, a NASA developed payload, had a configuration that included an igloo attached to a lead pallet, with the Instrument Pointing Subsystem (IPS) mounted on it, a two pallet train, and an experiment special support structure. The flight objective was to demonstrate Spacelab's capabilities through a multidisciplinary research program and to verify system performance. Investigations in the field of astrophysics and solar astronomy included a sky survey for extended infrared sources, x-ray imaging of cluster galaxies, cosmic ray measurements, studies of small-scale structures on the sun's surface, and a measurement of the coronal helium abundance. In addition, there were measurements of: the solar ultraviolet flux; the plasma environment and plasma processes near the Orbiter; and zero-gravity effects on technology processes and on the behavior of liquid helium. Life sciences problems investigated included bone demineralization in humans and lignin formation in plants.


EVA

Payload

Spacelab-2 with 13 experiments; Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX); Protein Crystal Growth (PCG).


Mission patch:

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