STS-41-C

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Mission insignia

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Mission statistics

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Mission:STS-41-C

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Shuttle:Challenger

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Launch pad: 39-A

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Launch:April 6, 1984, 8:58:00 a.m. EST

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Landing:April 13, 1984, 5:38:07 a.m. PST, Edwards Air Force Base

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Duration:6/23:40:07

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Orbit altitude:313 nautical miles (580 km)

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Orbit inclination: 28.5 degrees

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Distance traveled:2,870,000 miles (4,619,000 km)

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Crew photo

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Photo of 41-C crew taken in aft flight deck of the Challenger while in orbit. Astronauts Robert L. Crippen, right, crew commander; and Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, left, pilot, flank the mission specialists -- (l-r) George D. Nelson, James D. van Hoften and Terry J. Hart.

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STS-41-C was the 11th Space Shuttle mission and the fifth for Challenger. The launch was flawless and executed the first direct ascent trajectory for a Shuttle mission. The mission was extended one day due to problems capturing the Solar Max satellite, and the landing was at Edwards Air Force Base instead of Kennedy Space Center as planned.

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Shuttle: The word shuttle can have several meanings. In general, it is something which travels back and forth between places in a regular and relatively frequent manner....

Challenger: Challenger may mean:...

1984: :This page is about the year 1984. For George Orwell's novel, see Nineteen Eighty-Four.For other uses, see 1984 (number)....

STS-41-C related Images and Photos (experimental)

Spiral Staircase at Baroque Monastery Church of Sts Peter and Paul

The Madonna and Child enthroned with Sts John the Baptist Bartholmew and Catherine

Madonna in Glory with the Christ Child and Sts Francis and Alvise with the Donor (Gozzi Altarpiece)