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STS-41-E

Mission

Part of STS

Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.

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Shuttle cutaway showing deployment of LDEF
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Planned Department of Defense shuttle mission. Cancelled due to IUS failure.

More at: STS-41-E.

People: Mattingly, Shriver, Sundberg, Buchli, Onizuka, Watterson, Detroye
Projects: STS

Chronology

1 event

1984 July

STS-41-E (cancelled) - . Crew: Buchli, Detroye, Mattingly, Onizuka, Shriver. Backup Crew: Sundberg. Support Crew: Watterson. Payload: DoD Mission. Nation: USA. Program: STS. Flight: STS-41-E. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Challenger. Planned Department of Defense shuttle mission. Cancelled due to IUS failure..