Sep 1, 2023 · Also, using the manned maneuvering unit, astronauts replaced the altitude control system and coronagraph/polarimeter electronics box in the Solar Max satellite while it …

Apr 5, 2024 · STS-41C performed the first direct to orbit ascent, using the shuttle’s main engines to achieve orbit instead of relying on the Orbiter Maneuvering System (OMS) engines to …

April 13, 1984 – 5:38:07 a.m. PST at Runway 17, Edwards Air Force Base, California. Rollout distance was 8,716 feet. Rollout time was 49 seconds. Mission duration was 6 days, 23 hours, …

Jul 28, 2023 · Space shuttle Challenger, mission STS-41C, launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on April 6, 1984 on the first direct ascent...

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 …

The STS 41-C National Space Transportation Systems Program Mission Report contains a summary of the major activities and accomplishments of the eleventh Shuttle flight and fifth …

STS-41-C (Challenger, April 6–13, 1984) was the first mission in which a satellite, the malfunctioning Solar Maximum Mission, was repaired in Earth orbit. He then commanded STS …

The STS 41-C National Space Transportation Systems Program Mission Report contains a summary of the major activities and accomplishments of the eleventh Shuttle flight and fifth …

STS-41-C (formerly STS-13) was NASA 's eleventh Space Shuttle mission, and the fifth mission of Space Shuttle Challenger. The launch, which took place on April 6, 1984, marked the first …

Aug 28, 2023 · Space Shuttle Flight 11 (STS-41C) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (19 minutes). Launch: April 6, 1984. Crew: Robert Crippen, Francis Scobee, …

STS-41-C was NASA's 11th Space Shuttle mission, and the fifth mission of Space Shuttle Challenger. It launched on April 6, 1984, and marked the first direct ascent trajectory for a …

Jun 14, 2023 · STS-41-C was the eleventh mission of the shuttle program and fifth mission for Space Shuttle Challenger. It marked the first time a shuttle performed a direct ascent. Its …

The second objective of STS-41-C was to capture, repair and redeploy the malfunctioning Solar Maximum Mission satellite ("Solar Max"), which had been launched in 1980. Space Shuttle …

STS-41-C launched successfully at 8:58 am EST on April 6, 1984. The mission marked the first direct ascent trajectory for the Space Shuttle; Challenger reached its 288-nautical-mile- (533 …

Apr 4, 2018 · This week in 1984, space shuttle Challenger, mission STS-41C, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The primary mission objectives were to deploy the Long …

STS-41 was the 36th Space Shuttle mission and the eleventh mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The four-day mission had a primary objective of launching the Ulysses probe as …

Apr 7, 2022 · STS-41-C was Challenger’s 5th successful spaceflight and mission during its career until the shuttle and her seven crew met their fatal, tragic end on the 28th of January 1986.

STS-41-C was the eleventh mission of the shuttle program and fifth mission for Space Shuttle Challenger. It marked the first time a shuttle performed a direct ascent. Its mission was to …