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

Related Topics:
Shuttle - Challenger

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Launch pad: 39-A

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

Related Topics:
April 6 - 1984

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

Related Topics:
April 13 - 1984 - 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.

Related Topics:
Space Shuttle - ''Challenger'' - Edwards Air Force Base - Kennedy Space Center

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