STS-51L

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STS-51L
Organization NASA-Office of Space Science Applications (United States), NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Astronomy,Engineering, Human Crew
Launch date January 28, 1986 (1986-01-28)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID CHALNGR
Inclination 28.45 degrees
Experiments Here
Alternate Names STS 25, STS 51L, Spartan Halley,TDRS-B
Additional Information Here
PDMP Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 23726.51 kg
Payload Mass Down kg
Orbiter Challenger
Lift Off Mass 2,057,537.73 kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff 122,195.00 kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing kg


Contents

Crew

  • Commander: Francis R. Scobee
  • Pilot: Michael J. Smith
    • Payload Commander:
    • Mission Specialist 1: Ellison S. Onizuka
    • Mission Specialist 2: Judith A. Resnik
    • Mission Specialist 3: Ronald E. McNair
    • Mission Specialist 4:
    • Mission Specialist 5:
    • Payload Specialist 1: Gregory Jarvis (Hughes)
    • Payload Specialist 2: Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Teacher In Space


ISS/Mir Crew Transport


Mission

This mission, one of the continuing STS series, carried a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-B) to be launched from the cargo bay, and the experiment Spartan Halley. The spacecraft exploded January 28, 1986, at high altitude over the Atlantic Ocean during the launch phase, and all crew members were lost. Because the spacecraft did not reach orbit, no International ID was assigned. After this mission, further STS flights were postponed until investigation and remedial actions could be completed. The next STS flight was STS 26 on Sept. 29, 1988, which also reverted to the sequential series numbering used originally, rather than the numbering scheme that used planned launch year and serial letter. Within this series, STS 25 would correspond to the failed Challenger mission.


EVA

Payload

Tracking Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)-B; SPARTAN-203 Halley's Comet Experiment; Teacher in Space Project; Fluid Dynamics Experiment; Comet Halley Active Monitoring Program; Phase Partitioning Experiment (PPE); Radiation Monitoring Experiment (RME); three Shuttle Student Involvement Program experiments Loss of vehicle and crew during launch, 11:39 a.m. EST


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